Workers
unload 42,494 tonnes of Thai rice at the Tanjung Priok harbour in
Jakarta January 25, 2011. Indonesia’s state procurement agency Bulog is
looking for at least 170,000 tonnes of Thai rice for delivery from
January to March, a trader said early this month. The government has
allowed Bulog to import rice this year to shore up falling stocks.
The United State has identified dialogue and practical efforts in the
development of the Niger Delta, as veritable means to resolve the
security and other related challenges of the region.
The Deputy Head of Mission of the United States Embassy in Nigeria,
Ambassador David Young, stated this during a courtesy call on Bayelsa
State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson in Government House, Yenagoa on
Wednesday.
The Envoy, who is visiting Bayelsa for the first time, implored the
Federal Government to put in place measures that would improve the
living conditions of the Niger Delta people.
While calling on all stakeholders to embrace dialogue, as part of the
process of resolving the crisis in the region, Young observed that
successive governments in the country have been making efforts to
achieve the best possible means to deploy the wealth generated from the
Niger Delta to impact on the lives of the people.
According to him, the US government was ready to partner with Nigeria
and Bayelsa state in the area of funding development and economic
prosperity, through a variety of programmes, including agriculture,
health, education and maritime security, without losing focus on
transparency and fiscal responsibility.
Young said, “The US government feels very strongly that all
stakeholders should be engaged in dialogue, as part of the process to
arrive at equitable and fair solution for all involved.
“We believe that a bit of challenge for Nigeria, is to transform the
region of oil wells (the Niger Delta) into improvement in the life of
the average Deltan. And, that is something we feel very strongly about.
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