Scotland is going to get hotter if Jomo Gbomo has his way as can been seen from a recent MEND press release
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has been approached for it's expertise by an emerging militant group in Scotland who share the sentiments of the Scottish National Party who believe that Scotland should be independent and have full control over its North Sea oil resources like the oppressed people of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Scotland would be one of the richest countries in the world if it was allowed to keep all its oil revenues - worth around $112 billion over the next six years.
Although Scotland is still relatively better off compared to many African countries, they still have among the worst health, poverty, crime and life expectancy records in the developed world - while the huge profits which could help tackle these problems go to the oil companies and Gordon Brown's government in London.
MEND supports the Scottish peoples fight for independence and the right to profit from their natural resources, rather than see it drained away by a 'foreign' country.
We share the same pain and sentiments and together we will work with freedom fighters in Scotland to emancipate it's people from the similar bondage the people of the Niger Delta face.
Jomo Gbomo
I can just see it now - non Scottish pilots living in secure compounds close to Aberdeen airport, having sent their families back home for safety, travelling in to work in armoured convoys, escorted by troops from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Ridiculous eh, not to be taken seriously, but if it happened, with North Sea unions, companies would have to take it seriously, would provide decent housing, security and a decent salary package. But this is the reality of daily life for many in Nigeria and because the workforce is multinational, there is no organisation or union to represent their views, they are just dismissed as irrelevant by company senior managers who feel they can almost get away with what they like
. Well, there's a small breeze of change blowing and more of the guys at Eket and other bases all over the Niger Delta are starting to think, like chuks, that it is better to have a decent life working elsewhere even if the money is a bit lower. In many places now, the quality of life is considerably better and the money is only a little bit lower. Remember that is better to leave a little bit late than to be late when leaving
