King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, By Dakuku Peterside

Honouring Jaja in the Niger Delta should therefore mean more than preserving palaces, titles, and ceremonies.

It should mean building a new regional economy around modern ports, maritime services, fisheries, agro-processing, gas-based industries, environmental restoration, and youth enterprises. It should mean enabling host communities to participate meaningfully in the governance and benefits of the resources [… ]…