TACKLING MILITANCY IN NIGERIA'S NIGER-DELTA: Today, militancy is a very lucrative vocation which helps self- centred, impoverished minded people become multimillionaires in Nigeria, majorly because of the irresponsibility and lack of sensitivity of previous governments to the genuine needs of the people. The government back then, would have been more creative in handling the unrest in the Niger-Delta instead of signing a multibillion dollar oil installation protection contract with them. Many of them became billionaires, while the Nigerian Navy became a toothless bulldog. Since the funds came so cheaply then, today we have so many factions of the militant groups destroying oil installations with very great expectations that maybe, this government in power will also sign a multibillion dollar agreement with them, of course, everyone wants to collect their own share of the national cake! but I am so convinced that this present government will not be that foolish?
So, I have taken out time to think about solutions, and here are some I could think of:

1. LET THE WARRI REFINERY WORK TO IT'S FULL CAPACITY: By the time the refinery is fully in place, I guarantee you that many people will be back to work, off the streets. We could have more than 2,000 people working in the refinery. so, when amnesty is granted to the militants, some of them could be employed including other indigenes of the Niger-Delta.

2. LET THE OIL COMPANY OPERATING IN THE REGION SIGN A MOU TO ENSURE OVER 80% OF IT"S STAFF STRENGTH IS FROM THE REGION: By the time the region sees that more indigenes makes up the work force, I guarantee you no militant will be bold enough to destroy those oil facilities especially if they have someone from their household there.

 3. LET A LEGISLATION BE PUT IN PLACE THAT MAKES MILITANCY AN "A" LIST CRIME, LIKE TERRORISM: By the time militants are labelled terrorists, I believe anybody will not just wake up to be a militant? Let the nation also reposition the military to deal with militancy like we are presently dealing with Boko Haram

4. LET WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY BECOME A FULL FLEDGED FEDERAL UNIVERSITY(FULLY TAKEN OVER BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT): By the time it is a Federal institution, it would employ more staff especially from the region. Just like other Federal institutions are treated, it should also  get the same treatment

5. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE TO SET UP A FISH INDUSTRY: I heard an Isreali researcher say recently that the'' rivers in Nigeria had enough fish to feed the whole of Africa'. If the Ministry of Agriculture can enter into an agreement with the association of fishermen in the Niger Delta, a very solid fish industry could be set up in the region.

6. FULL FLEDGED AMNESTY WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL BACKING: Let amnesty be granted without any cash backing, but instead let all of them be given employment. So, they will all have to work for money, after all there is dignity in labour?

 By now, the militants should be so ashamed that the only tactics they know is destroying national assets they did not contribute in setting in place. God Bless Nigeria