CONT'D FROM PART ONE OF; AFRICANS PAY WITH BLOOD WHEN PRECIOUS RESOURCES ARE DISCOVERED; PART I
CRUDE OIL AND BLOOD
"Crude oil is blood oil". At least in African countries which has it in abundance and still kills the citizens. Because of Crude Oil exploration, several innocent and helpless African lives have been wasted, exploited due to the discovery of Oil in their environments. Nigeria as a case study has suffered many damages irrespective of the 2.12 Million Barrel per month in production and with a Net Oil Revenue of 41.038 Trillion Naira per annum.
Aside from the disgusting corruption in the Oil sector, thousands had been killed with pipeline explosions, water and air poisoning due to the negligence for citizens safety and none compliance act of Major Oil exploration companies from the free world. Each barrel of oil production is equivalent to 20 lives at risk or death in the Niger Delta oil region of Nigeria. Capitalism has consumed the country's political stability through the influence of the Western World and bribery by this major oil Giants made each reported death like that of a "Lab-Rat" with each step to probe and investigate these mishaps is swept under the rug.
Greed of this Western powers had given birth to Militants been funded and provided with state-of-the-art weapons to tackle the Government and kill innocent citizens in remote villages where these Crude oil wells are located. Dozens of innocent foreign lives had been wasted or mutilated, many experts and Geologist had been abducted with many of them not lucky to make it back alive despite heavy ransoms that were paid for their lives/freedoms. With some twisted process, these militants were sponsored by highest Bidding foreign Oil companies who only want to destabilize the oil production process to establish anarchy just like the buildup of Gulf war.
A BRIEF DIGRESSION; A SHORT HISTORY OF CRUDE OIL CONFLICTS- GULF WAR
Crude oil was the major cause of conflict between Kuwait and Iraq back in the 90s, this war killed:
47 British Soldiers
146 Americans
Over 1000 Kuwaities and
Above 600 missing.
This war cost the United State of America $61.1 Billion and also caused the largest offshore oil spill as a result of 400 Million US Gallons of oil dropped into the Persian Gulf. Oil has been evil since its discovery, its environmental effects are very devastating and so is the conflicts associated with it.
Angola is another wealthy country in terms of Crude Oil, but with over three decades of unending war; one out of three children lives beyond the age of five. With 90% 0f Angola's revenue from oil, a huge chunk of this funds goes to fighting it's 26years old war. This had left several of its Capital cities in darkness without electricity for at least 10years and over 3.8 Million of its citizens are destabilized by the same war which had been put in place by the supreme Western powers to control the Government of Angola through its precious Mineral Oil- Crude Oil.
Nigeria, Egypt, Libya, Angola are Africa's largest Crude Oil producers and each of these African Nations has one conflict within or more. The Death of Muammar Gaddafi of Libya was a chaotic tool and the conception pill which birthed unending Terrorism in Africa till today. It Created one of the World's most dreaded; ISIS- Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham which later turned Gaddafi's strongholds into a fortress, with Boko-Haram of Nigeria, Al-Sabaab declaring allegiance to this monster.
Crude oil was one of ISIS major arms, ammunition and militia fundings, Diamond and piracy in Somalia and The Democratic Republic of Congo!
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Intriguing topic so explosive I must say. Apart from blood oil which has sunk south sudan, the newest country into on ending conflict, like blood oil, blood diamond has recked havok in many African countries. This issues for me are centered on the character of the African states after independence from colonialism which saw them move to neo colonial capitalist states held with their foreign backers who prefer conflicts to sell their arms. Of course war is a very good business if not for all those innovative arms being produced if there is no market there will be no production. Nice post. Upped
Thanks my friend, Blood Diamond was discussed in Part one a couple of days back...You can Glance through here
Sure. Welcome as always.
In the midst of all this chaos and carnage, I only feel sorry for mother Earth, she gave us everything, and her we are exploiting and destroying her in every way imaginable...
I hope she gets angry and rid herself of the evil monster called MAN once and for all.
Mercy is all we could plead for, cos when she does;no man can escape her wrath.
Before she gets angry , let’s raise with anger in unity to transform and repair. That’s wat the world needs
just hope
may goodness and prosperity happen there
AMEN!...Bless you my dear friend!.
Yes
this is really disgusting what has gone on forever.....something must be done....if we all were empowered to switch to solar power, and get out of oil completely, i think this is the way forward....
A perfect solution dear @stellabelle
Renewable energy could solve 80% of this problems, corruption takes the remaining 20% but we can live with that small portion.
Yes, the work of Nikola Tesla in this area is deeply inspiring. Sometimes I wonder where humanity would be if we followed and were dedicated to the idea of free energy for the world and its people. Humans are so far off track currently, it's easy to get discouraged and despondent....however, we have to focus on the tools we have now, and work togethter to make good things happen. Otherwise, life just becomes meaningless.
it is difficult to develop the potential that exists because the human resources are not there. Hence there is much bloodshed for the sake of seizing the natural wealth.
Exactly
@stellebelle no matter how much power were empowered to be able to switch to solar power, some will still be affected. Many war happen around especially in Nigeria is been cause by militant people, who are suffering the innocent.
Be an Optimist, not a pessimist my brother/sister.
My brother is not about been optimist or pessimist, but it is somehow the fact. Our prayer is that everything should change for the better
Seems we are suffering from our forefathers buried ability even when they were alive.
Crude oil is able to produce over a 100 product.. So, renewable energy like solar power can't be compared to the refined product of crude oil.. It will only solve only 20% of d problem.
I think I can debate this with you; name one product of Crude Oil that Renewable Energy could not be its alternative please.
The case of militancy in the Niger Delta is a nothing to write home about. Late president Umar' Musa Yar' Adua may his soul rest in peace, had good intentions for militants and granted amnesty to them, that they can use the federal government funded project to better their lives but yet greed and these foreign oil companies illusive brainwash on them couldn't let them see the good intents of that program. Instead, they will surrender A.K47 riffles, take the grants and go into purchasing advanced AK100 riffle weapons. Thereby, killing themselves by themselves over God given natural crude oil resource.
Now, is it a crime that God chose to bless a nation with such lucrative natural resource and chose to put it into their land, that it might attract blessings upon them?
What we see instead is waste of innocent lives. I weep for these poor citizens that let themselves fall prey over a treasure in their palms.
Yes my friend, i weep for the Western Powers who created this loophole made those lads their own worst Enemies.
Oil spill is one major cause of less farming activity in Akwa Ibom state of Nigeria, almost all foods has to be imported thus causing high cost of living. Government seem to be patting them in the back with great infrastructures at the expense of their lives and future. Coming from the west makes me understand that people in such places are really suffering despite the good roads, buildings, etc. - the development is laughable.
On the other hand, @stellabelle putting an end to petroleum will be a double edged sword on the economies of countries like nigeria who seem to be living solely on it. But i believe adequate attention to farming can profer a lasting antedote. Thanks
The post never said anything about putting an end to petroleum. The Emphasis is the root cause of conflicts in all Naturally Rich in Resources Nations in Africa.
Yes i was not saying the post said so, i was only reacting to stella's opinion of getting out of oil completely. Sorry i should have mentioned that
Speaking of militancy in Niger Delta, is a well known fact that westerners are also to be blamed in the crisis of Niger Delta but resource control has always been the main controversy between the militants and the government. I'm from d Niger delta region and u will be surprised to know that 80% of the oil in d regions are owned by the notherners..
That is one of the Anarchy created by the Capitalist World, making one part of the country feel superior over the others with the sole objective of tappings its resources in the midst of unending conflicts.
Thanks for showing light on the hidden and dragging our attention to this post. Well.. the issue of crude oil crises in the said country is a type to be said on. This crude oil thing is just bloody and evil, the country have it, yet suffered a lot for having it, most of the youth in the area bless with it turn themselves to terrorist, kidnapers, oil tapper, and evil doing over and over again. Why did we have the oil? This evil act has been taking life's of the innocent everyday, burning of resources....
I think this bloody act should be taken care of
May God bless the land.
Thank you @oluwoleolaide for this one. Remain bless sir....
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It is a vaccum created by the Colonial masters i.e the Free World and it's Capitalist system.
Truly, oil has caused lots of problems and tyranny in the land it exists in. If only leaders and their followers can agree and stay away from greed and violence.