Police salary strike in Nigeria, Impact of strike on police officers and their families, Allegations of corruption among police officers, Illegal extortion of money by junior police officers, Delayed salary payments and its consequences, Meeting between Ijaw and Itsekiri elders and the Chief of General Staff, Proposed solution to the Warri crisis, Creation of a local government with headquarters at Ogbe

PM News . 10 November 1998 . Pg 1

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  The text reports on the outcome of a parley between Ijaw and Itsekiri elders and the Chief of General Staff, Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe, in Abuja regarding the Warri crisis and the Niger Delta. The Federal government has agreed to create a local government with headquarters at Ogbe-Ijoh, but not a homogeneous Ijaw local government as demanded by the Ijaws. Additionally, the government has agreed to implement and release funds based on the 13% derivation formula to achieve a lasting peace in the Niger Delta.

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The text reports on the outcome of a parley between Ijaw and Itsekiri elders and the Chief of General Staff, Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe, in Abuja regarding the Warri crisis and the Niger Delta. The Federal government has agreed to create a local government with headquarters at Ogbe-Ijoh, but not a homogeneous Ijaw local government as demanded by the Ijaws. Additionally, the government has agreed to implement and release funds based on the 13% derivation formula to achieve a lasting peace in the Niger Delta.

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