The Niger Delta As A Microcosm Of Nigeria

Eugene Abels | TedxPortHarcourt 2016Nov 2016
Despite being abundant in human and natural resources, violence and decline in development prevail in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. In this talk, Eugene Abels invites us to stop pointing fingers at governments, unite and reflect on our history and also, to change our thought patterns, attitudes and habits in order to create the community/nation we want.

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Eugene Abels

Executive Director , The Extra Step Initiative

Eugene Abels is an advocate for best practice, accountability and justice. He has cognate experience that spans across the private,public,real and extractive sectors of the Nigerian Economy. He's very passionate and purpose-driven with a great empathy for Environmental Justice , Abuse against the child and female gender , and is insistent on performance based . He is the lead person in the #stopthesoot campaign and with his non government platform “The Extra Step Initiative “ , they have dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria and her agencies to court for the enforcement of our “Right to a clean Environment “ as enshrined in the African Charter on our right to a clean environment to which Nigeria is a signatory.