Why Niger Delta needs new leaders and why the world can’t afford Hillary Clinton to lose.
When the “greatest democracy on earth” appears to hesitate in a choice between a demagogue and a competent woman, one knows that signs of a bigger problem have long been ignored. A few months ago, I wrote an article about the danger individuals like Donald Trump pose and compared him to a Nigerian politician (we in Nigeria have a long history of electing and supporting populist charlatans). The US Presidential election is upon us, and with everything happening in the Niger Delta, including a meeting between its would-be leaders and representatives and President Muhammadu Buhari, I think another parallel imposes itself. FOR THE NIGER DELTA—From left: Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, President Muhammadu Buhari, Niger Delta Leader, Chief E.K Clark and former Presidential Adviser on Legislative Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, during the meeting between the Presidency and Pan-Niger Delta Stakeholders on lasting peace in the regio