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06ABUJA501	FEB 28 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: A donors' meeting noted progress on approving plans, procedures and guidelines in the animal, health and outreach functions, but noted continued gaps in coordination and information. Surveillance is stepping up in the South, but enforcement of movement bans is still lacking. Poul [...]	2006-03-02 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI

06ABUJA517	MARCH 2 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Bird-culling operations were carried out in Bauchi and Nasarawa States on Feb. 28. A GON official said the government hoped to begin paying compensation for birds by March 3, or by March 5 at the latest, and that Nigeria would concentrate on compensation to commercial chicken farmer [...]	2006-03-02 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA519	THE FIRST IMF FINDINGS REVIEW OF NIGERIA PSI [...] Summary: On February 28, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review team debriefed the international community on their six-month assessment of Nigeria's Policy Support Instrument (PSI). They said the PSI was "on track", and that all benchmarks have been met, except for the late submission [...]	2006-03-03 06:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON NI
06ABUJA524	ECOWAS SAYS PREPARING TO MEET AVIAN-FLU CHALLENGE [...] Summary. Ambassador met March 2 with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who noted with concern AI's SIPDIS advance in Nigeria. Chambas said ECOWAS countries needed to have national strategies, after which regional ones could be created. He said Nigeria's "lessons learned" wou [...]	2006-03-03 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA532	UNICEF COMMUNICATION MEETING [...] SUMMARY: THE AVIAN INFLUENZA COMMUNICATION COMPONENT IS FINALLY COMING TOGETHER AFTER WEEKS OF DELAY AND CONFUSION. THE GON HAS APPROVED A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, AND HAS SCHEDULED WEEKLY MEETINGS FOR DONORS AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL REORIENTATION. FOUR PROPOSALS APPROVED [...]	2006-03-06 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA536	MARCH 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE; H5N1 SPREADS [...] (SBU) Summary. A GON official said the HN51 virus is now present in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Benue State, and Anambra State, as confirmed by the Vom laboratory. The agriculture minister traveled to Kano State to kick off on March 6 the government's compensation program for culled birds. [...]	2006-03-07 06:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA552	MARCH 8 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The HN51 virus is now confirmed as present in 11 Nigerian states, including Anambra and Rivers States in the south. An outbreak of AI was reported March 8 in three locations within the Federal Capital Territory. Jigawa State also is very likely to have AI, as do all of its nei [...]	2006-03-09 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA558	MARCH 9 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. This result was confirmed by the Vom National Veterinary Research Institute, near Jos. Officials said the government had paid no additional compensation to poultry farmers [...]	2006-03-10 06:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA567	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON NIGERIA'S UNSETTLED [...] (S) Summary: During a March 10 call to discuss another issue, National Security Advisor Aliyu Mohammed gave his strongest signal yet that he has become disaffected from President Obasanjo over the Third Term issue. He also linked the Delta hostage crisis and the sectarian rioting in the Nort [...]	2006-03-10 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PREL NI
06ABUJA576	MARCH 13 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The GON announced March 9 that an additional state, Ogun State, was confirmed positive for the H5 virus. An Ogun official said the state is investigating the outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Akute-Oja, near the border between Lagos State and Ogun State. Southwestern [...]	2006-03-13 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA592	MAR 15 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- LAGOS OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. The Lagos State agriculture commissioner said on March 14 that a commercial poultry farm in Iju, Lagos State, near the border with Ogun State, reported a suspected outbreak of AI. He said the outbreak likely was H5N1. The GON's chief veterinary officer later confirmed the out [...]	2006-03-16 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA593	MARCH 15 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. The Vom laboratory confirmed an outbreak of H5N1 in Anambra State, but the state agriculture commissioner rejected this finding. The AI outbreak in Ogun State continues, but the GON has not heard from its Ogun field team. An Ogun official said containing the outbreak would be a "to [...]	2006-03-16 06:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA594	SENATORS PRESS USG ON THIRD TERM BUT DISAGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the US Ambassador, six Nigerian Senators repeatedly pressed the Ambassador on the USG position on a presidential third term. The Senators wanted to gauge USG perspective on the principle of constitutional change, the USG assessment of the process so far and wha [...]	2006-03-16 09:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI AF
06ABUJA596	Avian Flu in Nigeria: The Long Haul [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a substantial effort to respond to the Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Nigeria by the GON and international partners, the epidemic clearly has not been brought under control. Given the weak human- and animal- health infrastructures, and the complicated issues of federa [...]	2006-03-16 10:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA647	MARCH 22 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. As of March 15, reliable information, including from testing, was not available on the extent of AI in Nigeria. State veterinarians lacked vehicles and equipment, and some lacked personal protective equipment. There was no documentation on the location and numbers of small flo [...]	2006-03-22 16:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
06ABUJA650	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: INCREASING THE MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: The following is an update on USDEL's engagement with the African Union mediation and the parties. End Summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUDANESE DELEGATION MEETS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) On [...]	2006-03-23 11:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA651	BOEING OFFICIAL ON NIGERIA'S LACK OF AIR SAFETY [...] (U) Ambassador and embassy officers met March 16 in Abuja with Chamsou Andjorin, the Boeing International Corporation's executive director, international relations, for West and Central Africa; and Philip de St. Aubin, Boeing's vice president, international relations, for Africa. 2. (SBU [...]	2006-03-23 11:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC ASEC AMGT NI
06ABUJA656	MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WHO CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The WHO's representative in Nigeria sought constructive criticism to improve UN agencies' efforts in combating AI, especially in boosting assistance to improve operational field capacity. He warned that Nigeria's anti-AI efforts "most probably" were not diagnosing human cases. [...]	2006-03-23 15:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA657	DELTA EVENTS AND NIGERIA'S CREDIT RATINGS [...] (C) Summary: The conclusion of the debt forgiveness deal in December greatly improved Nigeria's debt burden numbers and was a major factor in Nigeria's recent credit ratings. Though the ratings were not investment grade, they indicated a significant level of confidence in Nigeria's ability and [...]	2006-03-23 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV EPET NI
06ABUJA658	MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. The DCM and World Bank officials on March 22 discussed the GON's sluggishness in employing already provided foreign assistance against AI. The Bank officials said their main concerns are the need to vaccinate birds and compensate poultry farmers. The GON discussed with the Ban [...]	2006-03-23 16:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA659	MARCH 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ogun State and GON officials culled by March 20 more than 85,000 birds at a farm in Akute, Ogun State. Culling workers did not use personal protective equipment. Almost 3,700 birds were culled at a farm in Iju, Lagos State. A Lagos State agricultural official denied AI's pre [...]	2006-03-24 06:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA666	ECOWAS LOOKING AT ROLE IN NIGER DELTA [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 21, the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, suggested a possible entry for ECOWAS involvement in Niger Delta conflict mediation. Chambas believes the negative impact of the violence on natural gas supply to the West African G [...]	2006-03-24 12:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06ABUJA667	NIGERIA: ANGLICAN PRIMATE ON DELTA, THIRD TERM [...] (C) Summary: The Anglican Primate told the Ambassador on March 21 that he was discouraged by the way the third term debate has crowded out resolution of the current hostage crisis in the Delta. He affirmed that hostage taking is bound to continue. He characterized President Obasanjo as one [...]	2006-03-24 15:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
06ABUJA668	A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIES [...] (C) Summary: A walk through the statistics and discussion with the IMF,s resident representative in Nigeria has helped to clarify the dichotomy between Nigeria's recent dramatic improvements in macroeconomic stability and the economic stress felt by most Nigerians. Nigeria,s economic policy re [...]	2006-03-24 18:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ECPS NI
06ABUJA676	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: OBASANJO MEETS DARFUR PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo stressed the importance of getting a peace deal soon to parties to the Darfur conflict on March 25. Obasanjo also asked the African Union mediation for a clear schedule for the negotiations and expressed his desire to weigh in on the peac [...]	2006-03-27 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA677	DARFUR NEGOTIATIONS: MAIN ISSUES IN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Many hours of discussion with the mediation team and with the parties have identified five key issues that will have to be resolved: how the ceasefire commission will make decisions; how different geographic areas will be defined and managed; provisions for the exercise of the [...]	2006-03-27 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PROV NI SU
06ABUJA683	THIRD TERM EFFORTS CLOUD ELECTION CREDIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. American democracy organizations based in Nigeria believe that the credibility of the 2007 elections is negatively affected by President Obasanjo's attempt to amend the constitution to allow him to serve a third term. The preparations for elections are desperately behind schedul [...]	2006-03-27 17:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM
06ABUJA686	NIGERIA: CONCERNS BY PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Chief Ojo Maduekwe, National Secretary of President Obasanjo's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),is concerned that amendment of the constitution will lack popular legitimacy -- even if it is done legally. He was ambiguous about the desirability of President Obasanjo seekin [...]	2006-03-28 06:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
06ABUJA689	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW DES-PADS [...] Ambassador called on the Colonel Mahamane Toure, the new Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs, Defense, and Security at ECOWAS. Also in attendance were the DATT, PolMilOff, and a EUCOM J5 officer. 2. The cordial meeting offered the Ambassador an opportunity to express the imp [...]	2006-03-28 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS KPKO NI XY ECOWAS
06ABUJA706	ENHANCING SECURITY MEDIATION TEAM AT DARFUR PEACE [...] (SBU) Per State 04850, USDEL asked African Union Special Envoy Dr. Salim Salim if he would welcome BG Kazura from Rwanda as part of his mediation team. Salim said yes. He hopes Kazura can arrive soon. CAMPBELL [...]	2006-03-29 09:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI SU NI
06ABUJA722	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AN ACCELERATING PACE [...] (SBU) Summary: USDEL is encouraging the mediation and parties to make progress on security arrangements text and has again urged African Union Special Envoy Salim to table a full package for discussion next week. Khartoum CDA Hume outlined the contents of President Bush's letter to Bashir to [...]	2006-03-31 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA729	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: PRONK WARNS UN TRANSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: (SBU) UN Special Representative for Sudan Jan Pronk expressed his concern that the African Union's top leadership, including Alpha Omar Konare, does not support the transition of an AU force to UN in Sudan on April 1 and 2. Pronk told USDEL and international partners that Ko [...]	2006-04-03 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA737	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: CEASE-FIRE TEXT AS STEPPING [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation presented the revised cease-fire document to international partners on April 4, hoping it will become a stepping stone to the final agreement. AU Chief Mediator Sam Ibok stated that the document could build momentum for the AU to table other eleme [...]	2006-04-05 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA772	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: TAHA OPTIMISTIC, MEDIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Vice President Taha remains hopeful that a comprehensive peace deal can be reached within weeks. Taha and top SPLM leaders continue bilateral meetings with the movements in order to develop clear proposals on the way forward. Taha expressed his desire for the AU to p [...]	2006-04-12 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA792	SUDAN: RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN AND CHAD DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Khartoum CDA Hume carried out ref A instructions on humanitarian administration concerns in Sudan with Vice President Ali Osman Taha at his Abuja hotel suite on April 15. As Hume went through each of the five demarche points, Taha listened without comment except to interject [...]	2006-04-17 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI CD
06ABUJA798	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: TAHA REMAINS, AU PREPARING [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Vice President Taha remains in Abuja to continue consultations with the parties. JEM is avoiding meeting Taha, but is complaining it is being left out. His delegation may be augmented with the arrival of Salah Gosh and Mutrif Sadiq. The African Union's Peace and Se [...]	2006-04-18 10:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI CD
06ABUJA820	PLATEAU STATE BOILS AGAIN [...] Summary: The creation of a new development zone enflamed a long-standing rivalry between two communities in Plateau State, leading to bloody ethnic attacks and counter attacks on April 11-12. Reported casualty figures range from 30 to 100 people. Governor Joshua Dariye imposed a dusk to dawn [...]	2006-04-19 13:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NI
06ABUJA854	NIGERIA'S IMPORT BAN ON TEXTILES: DEMARCHE [...] Summary. As requested reftel, Embassy Abuja presented demarche on textile bans and Milliken's potential order to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce. The ministry officials informed Embassy officials that it would be difficult to grant an exception for Milliken because the GON has just star [...]	2006-04-20 08:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX NI
06ABUJA856	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 19, African Union Chief Negotiator Sam Ibok discussed potential next steps for putting forward the entire peace deal with USDEL. During the same meeting, AU Special Representative Baba Gana Kingibe said that there will be a transition from AMIS to a re-hatted force i [...]	2006-04-20 10:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA873	VICE PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ON MAY 29 IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Atiku Abubakar asked to see Ambassador early on April 13 before departing for his Easter break in Adamawa State. At the meeting, Atiku discussed President Obasanjo's and the PDP's efforts to intimidate him, including the protests that had occurred just a few days [...]	2006-04-20 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC NI
06ABUJA874	MILITANTS DETONATE VBIED AT NIGERIAN ARMY BARRACKS [...] (U) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND),the militant group responsible for the recent rash of kidnappings and violence in the Niger Delta, claimed credit for the detonation of a VBIED at Camp Bori, a Nigerian Army base in Port Harcourt, the evening of April 19. While [...]	2006-04-20 17:02:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER ENRG MOPS NI MILITANTS
06ABUJA878	SSS EJECTS POLCOUNS FROM HILTON HOTEL [...] Summary: On Thursday April 20, agents of Nigeria's State Security Service harassed the Political Counselor as he attempted to enter Abuja's Hilton hotel to meet with a contact. They pushed PolCouns and forcibly removed him from the hotel, but refused to identify themselves. Several local j [...]	2006-04-21 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
06ABUJA889	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: FINAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation put the final security arrangements text on the negotiating table April 22, which has generated serious discussions of the future status of the movements' forces between the Government of Sudan and the rebels. AU Special Envoy Salim Salim said he w [...]	2006-04-24 11:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA897	DIPLOMATIC VISA FRAUD BY NIGERIA MFA UNCOVERED [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection began intercepting travelers at ports of entry on March 31, 2006 who had received their A or G diplomatic visas in Abuja through diplomatic notes containing fraudulent information. These notes were genuinely issued by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign [...]	2006-04-25 06:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD PREL NI
06ABUJA900	LOCAL VIEWS ON NIGERIA'S FITCH AND S&P RATINGS [...] (U) Summary: Some Lagos business leaders, looking at the credit ratings as a broad indicator of Nigeria's economic prospects, consider the January 31, 2006 Fitch Ratings of BB minus and the February 6, 2006 Standard and Poor's (S&P) Ratings of BB minus for long-term foreign currency and BB ra [...]	2006-04-25 07:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON NI
06ABUJA910	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: MEDIATION PROMISES TO PRESENT [...] (SBU) Summary: USDEL facilitated meetings between Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi to clarify points of divergence between both sides on integration and border issues. The African Union Mediation Team worked into the early morning hours on April 25 to prepare the [...]	2006-04-25 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA931	APRIL 24 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The GON is losing its sense of urgency on AI. The GON appears to be moving toward adopting the line that Nigeria's AI crisis is more or less over. Lack of reporting on new outbreaks, previously attributable to weak surveillance, more recently appears also to be due to deliber [...]	2006-04-25 17:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA938	PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN DARFUR: AMIS FORCE [...] (C) On April 25 Khartoum CDA Hume raised with AMIS commander Major General Ihekire US concerns about increased fighting and specifically attacks on civilians in Darfur per reftel. He emphasized that recent fighting had taken place in close proximity to AMIS installations without any appropr [...]	2006-04-26 11:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINS PARM SU NI
06ABUJA939	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AU MEDIATION PUTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation team presented the draft Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) to the parties on April 25. The long-awaited comprehensive package was unveiled in a press event at which AU Special Envoy stated that the AU mediation paper constituted a "just basis" for a neg [...]	2006-04-26 11:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA944	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SEEK SUPPORT AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of National Assembly members opposed to a third term for President Obasanjo argued that the constitutional review process now underway has been characterized by manipulation and irregularities but predicted efforts to amend the constitution would ultimately fail. The [...]	2006-04-26 13:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM
06ABUJA953	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: DEMARCHES DELIVERED, INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: Khartoum CDA Hume discussed the escalating violence in Darfur and US concerns about Usama Bin Laden's statements about Sudan with Sudanese Vice President Taha on April 26. Taha told USDEL that with a few changes, the Government of Sudan found the AU mediation's draft Darfur P [...]	2006-04-27 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA962	ECOWAS: STUMBLING TOWARD CONVERGENCE [...] Summary. After years of false starts, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is taking concrete steps toward a customs and monetary union. The former French colonies minus Guinea already have both, and the others are trying to follow suit. The customs union and common extern [...]	2006-04-27 17:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EFIN NI
06ABUJA969	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: OBASANJO SAYS DRAFT PEACE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 28, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo requested a meeting with USDEL to share his impressions of the draft peace agreement and his ideas on the way forward. Obasanjo is conducting separate meetings with the parties and then plans to bring them together later in the [...]	2006-04-28 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA971	GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO DEVELOPING NIGER DELTA USING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the second of what appears to be a series of high profile meetings aimed at creating momentum to address underdevelopment in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian government committed itself to a plan to create 20,000 government jobs and invest 20 trillion Naira of oil industry mone [...]	2006-04-28 12:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER EPET EAID NI
06ABUJA975	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AU EXTENDS NEGOTIATIONS BY 48 [...] (SBU) Summary: African Union Special Envoy Dr. Salim Salim extended the deadline for the Darfur negotiations by 48 hours at the request of USDEL, other international partners, and the parties. Salim announced his decision in a late night plenary and urged all the parties to take full advant [...]	2006-05-01 09:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ACCRA2905	GMO RICE: GOG WOULD WELCOME PUBLIC FORUM TO [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bridgewater met with GoG Minister of Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah on November 28, 2006 to address GoG concerns about American rice imports to Ghana. The Minister indicated many of the explanations he had received about the August shipment, which contained trace amount [...]	2006-12-06 09:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD NI GH
06ACCRA418	DEMACHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater discussed Mr. Voss's candidacy with Secretary of the President, Ambassador D.K. Osei during a meeting February 8 and mentioned again it to President Kufuor after the meeting. FAA Regional Rep and EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ghana Civil Aviation [...]	2006-02-15 15:22:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAIR CM GH MZ NI SF ICAO
06BANJUL329	THE GAMBIA: TIES WITH NIGERIA, SENEGAL, IRAN [...] (C) Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly indicated May 19 a willingness to engage in renewed mediation between The Gambia and Senegal. The May 20 visit here by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was part of a "charm offensive" by Tehran in West Africa, according to Gambian official. END SUMMAR [...]	2006-05-23 18:23:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GA SG NI IR AU
06BANJUL332	THE GAMBIA: TIES WITH NIGERIA, SENEGAL, IRAN [...] (C) Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly indicated May 19 a willingness to engage in renewed mediation between The Gambia and Senegal. The May 20 visit here by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was part of a "charm offensive" by Tehran in West Africa, according to Gambian official. END SUMMARY [...]	2006-05-24 10:27:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GA SG NI IR AU
06BANJUL333	THE GAMBIA: TIES WITH NIGERIA, SENEGAL, IRAN [...] (C) Nigerian President Obasanjo reportedly indicated May 19 a willingness to engage in renewed mediation between The Gambia and Senegal. The May 20 visit here by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister was part of a "charm offensive" by Tehran in West Africa, according to Gambian official. END SUMMARY [...]	2006-05-24 10:27:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GA SG NI IR AU
06BELGRADE1986	SERBIA MINT ACCEPTS INVITATION FOR TRAINING AT [...] (U) The Ministry of Interior has accepted a joint US- Italian invitation to participate in training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) located in Vicenza, Italy and proposed eight candidates for participation in the six week middle management course that is schedul [...]	2006-12-11 05:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV IT NI SR
06DAKAR766	SENEGAL: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 08:26:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWAC UNSC LI NI SG
06FREETOWN957	FREETOWN GRANTS G/TIP COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Amy Lemar, Program Analyst for Africa in the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to Freetown December 10 - 14. A contract expediter meets all visitors - see para 9 below. Visitors are urged to read the conten [...]	2006-11-22 14:52:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SMIG NI BN SG SL
06GENEVA3142	GREENTREE AGREEMENT FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-15 16:26:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CM NI
06ISLAMABAD8327	D-8 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 05:58:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EG ID IR IS IZ MOPS MY NI PGOV PK PREL
06KINSHASA516	DRC: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered March 25 reftel a demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just prior to news of Taylor's capture being announced March 29. Djoli said that the DRC has enough problems with armed groups without Charles Taylor being [...]	2006-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC LI NI KAWC XA XY CG
06LAGOS100	OYO GOVERNORSHIP IN TURMOIL [...] (U) Turmoil continues over the governorship of Oyo State as both sides refuse to give ground. Embattled Governor Rasheed Ladoja, disputing the propriety of each step of the impeachment process, has filed suit in the Federal High Court to nullify his ouster and maintain his control of access t [...]	2006-01-26 09:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1000	EBONYI STATE GOVERNOR SAYS PRESIDENCY WILL GO NORTH [...] (C) Summary: During a June 25 meeting, Ebonyi State Governor Sam Egwu told the Consul General that the Presidency should go to a Northerner, with the Vice Presidency to an Igbo Southeasterner. Egwu sensed that, through a process of elimination of the more vocal and also more contentious Igbo [...]	2006-07-18 08:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1001	CHIEF HORSFALL SAYS OBASANJO INATTENTIVE TO THE [...] (C) Chief Albert Horsfall, recently named by President Obasanjo as Honorary Advisor to the President on Social and Economic Development of the Coastal States of the Niger Delta, told the Consul General short-term results and a long-term comprehensive plan are needed to stave additional unres [...]	2006-07-18 13:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EAID NI
06LAGOS101	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #16 [...] (C) Press reports of additional hostages are false. Bayelsa state officials' assurances of the hostages' release were proven wrong, and the negotiators are delaying further talks regarding the crisis. Delta State officials have not been any more in touch or informed about the situation than [...]	2006-01-26 19:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS102	COMMUNICATIONS PATCHED BETWEEN SHELL AND OIL [...] (C) USG and HMG interests, views, and actions have remained tightly aligned during the Shell contractor hostage crisis. However, we have noted a growing gap between Shell and the contractor companies Tidex and Ecodrill. Shell is concerned the contractors are engaging in a line of communica [...]	2006-01-26 19:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1020	POST-MORTEM OF A DELTA KIDNAPPING: SHELL AND [...] (C) This cable recounts Mission conversations with key Shell and Bayelsa State interlocutors regarding the July 6-10 kidnapping of Dutch national and Shell contractor Michael Llos (reftels A and B). Shell and Bayelsa State officials concurred the original kidnappers appeared to be a poorly [...]	2006-07-24 09:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1021	JULY 11 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY [...] This is the biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previ [...]	2006-07-24 10:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1023	EFCC ARRESTS PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN MIKE ADENUGA [...] (C) Summary. On July 9, Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Mike Adenuga, Chairman of Globacom Limited and indigenous oil company Conoil, and key financial partner of presidential candidate Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) on allegations of financial impropriety. Adenuga [...]	2006-07-24 15:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS1024	NIGERIA SSH OBLIGATION STATUS [...] The SSH committee has identified eleven special self-help projects to fund for FY 2006. The signing of the project, with activity agreements signings pending will take place after final site visits. Mission has implemented shifted Ambassador Campbell''s decision to transferthe focus of the SS [...]	2006-07-24 16:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI AFIN AMGT NI
06LAGOS1025	A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF GOVERNOR DUKE [...] (C) Cross River State Governor Donald Duke is intelligent, young and charismatic. The Nigerian media is overwhelmingly favorable, portraying him as one of Nigeria's ablest governors, a bona-fide economic and political reformer capable of higher office in 2007. However, opposition figures in [...]	2006-07-25 11:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI
06LAGOS1029	COMMUNITY YOUTHS OCCUPY BAYELSA AGIP FACILITY; [...] (C) The Deputy Managing Director (MD) for AGIP, subsidiary of Italian oil major ENI, confirmed that unidentified youths occupied an AGIP flow station at Ogbainbiri, Bayelsa State on July 25. The remote station is accessible by a 45-minute helicopter flight west from AGIP's main export termi [...]	2006-07-26 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1030	SHELL AIMS FOR A YEAR-END PRODUCTION START FOR [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Consul General, Shell Exploration and Production Executive Vice-President Ann Pickard, Shell's ranking executive in Nigeria, said Shell was negotiating re-entry and new global Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with communities in the Forcados area, which wa [...]	2006-07-26 17:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1033	TRANSCORP BEGINS TO LOOM ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. In being selected by the Government of Nigeria to purchase the controlling interest in NITEL, the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN) has bagged the biggest catch thus far in Nigeria's privatization exercise. Fueled by NITEL and their other acquisitions, TCN is rapidly bec [...]	2006-07-27 13:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI
06LAGOS1036	SENATE PRESIDENT FORESEES DELAYED ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a July 13 conversation with the Consul General, Senate President Ken Nnamani claimed he diplomatically resisted pressure to facilitate President Obasanjo's push for a third-term. Considering President Obasanjo's tenure extension diathesis, the Independent National Electoral Commissio [...]	2006-07-27 14:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1040	FRONTRUNNING LAGOS PDP GUBERNATORIAL ASPIRANT [...] Chief Funso Williams, a leading contender for the PDP's nomination to run for Governor of Lagos State in 2007, was murdered in his home in Ikoyi, Lagos, in the early morning July 27. Williams had returned home around 2 a.m. after a long meeting with his political allies. He apparently was in [...]	2006-07-28 09:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1042	JULY 12-19 LAGOS AIRPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) met the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) team on July 19 to discuss measures to improve aviation security at Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport [...]	2006-07-28 14:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS1043	YOUTHS CONTINUE TO HOLD AGIP WORKERS; SHELL MOVES [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips management, joint venture partner for AGIP, confirmed that local youths continued to hold approximately forty AGIP employees at an AGIP flow station in Bayelsa State (reftel). The AGIP employees have now been confined to the flow station for three days. ConocoPhillips [...]	2006-07-28 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1048	BAYELSA SSG DISCUSSES IJAW MILITANTS' OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Bayelsa Secretary to the State Government Dr. Godknows Igali said steps must be taken quickly to improve the prospects of Niger Delta inhabitants in order to prevent more kidnappings of expatriate oil workers. The Secretary claims FNDIC leader Tom Polo has been momentarily placated by Pr [...]	2006-07-31 13:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1050	AGIP EMPLOYEES RELEASED SAFELY [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips, a joint venture partner of AGIP, said approximately forty AGIP employees and Nigerian military held by local youths at the AGIP flow station in Bayelsa State since 25 July had been released on July 30. Nigerian press quoted a government aide saying that no ransom was p [...]	2006-07-31 16:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1057	CROSS RIVER'S TINAPA: IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY [...] (SBU) Cross River State's $350-400 million Tinapa Business Resort, scheduled to open in March 2007, is perhaps the most ambitious commercial project in Nigeria. If successful it would transform the economy of the state. However, significant questions remain about who will provide the needed [...]	2006-08-01 17:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI
06LAGOS1073	FUNSHO WILLIAMS' DEATH LEADS TO ANGER AND DISARRAY [...] (U) Funsho Williams, a leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant for Lagos State, was murdered in his home on July 27. Lending this sad event a touch of bitter irony, Williams was killed just several hours after the Lagos Police Commissioner held a meeting with PDP gubern [...]	2006-08-04 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1075	BELLVIEW AND ARIK AIRLINES SEEK U.S. DIRECT ROUTE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 10:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS1076	DEVELOPMENT AS ROAD TO GOVERNORSHIP [...] (U) On July 18 Governor Goodluck Jonathan of Bayelsa State published the Bayelsa Partnership Initiative (BPI),describing it as a vehicle for community-driven sustainable development. In anticipation of the rather lengthy process of stakeholder input and approval by the Bayelsa House of Assem [...]	2006-08-07 12:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1078	ONE GERMAN, THREE FILIPINOS, KIDNAPPED IN RIVERS [...] (SBU) A German and three Filipinos kidnapped in Rivers State on August 3 and 4, respectively, are still being held hostage. Guido Schiffaiph, a German national working for German construction firm Julius Berger, was taken hostage in the city of Port Harcourt when reportedly a man dressed in [...]	2006-08-07 21:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1079	HEAD OF NORTHERN ELDERS SAYS PRESIDENCY WILL GO TO [...] (C) Summary. During a July 26 conversation with the Consul General (CG),former presidential aspirant and current head of the Northern Union, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, said President Obasanjo still pined to remain in office and thus was not sincerely shopping for a successor. In this vein, [...]	2006-08-08 06:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1080	POLITICAL VIEWS, SURPRISING OFFER FROM DELTA [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 10:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1082	CONNECTED BUSINESSMAN'S PRESIDENTIAL UPDATE [...] (C) During a July 15 conversation with the Consul General, politically-connected businessman Leno Adesina asserted President Obasanjo was gearing up for another try at term extension. To counter this, Vice President Atiku was hatching plans to impeach the President in the early fall. Atiku [...]	2006-08-08 15:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1083	ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNOR LOSING CONTROL [...] (C) Summary. Despite the fanfare surrounding his three year judicial battle to claim the seat he won in the 2003 gubernatorial election, Anambra State Governor Peter Obi's brief tenure has been marred by instability and violence (reftels). The apparent triumph of justice over power has faded [...]	2006-08-09 06:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1087	KADUNA GOVERNOR BULLISH ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) During a late July conversation with the Consul General, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi predicted the presidency would return to the north. Among the Northern governors, Makarfi thought he had the inside track to getting President Obasanjo's approval and clinching the PDP nominatio [...]	2006-08-09 14:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1093	SIX ADDITIONAL EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES SEIZED IN [...] (C) Kidnappings of both oil and non-oil workers continued in the Niger Delta. Since 8 August, six more expatriates have been kidnapped in two separate incidents. Three of the four kidnappings during the last week may have been committed by the same perpetrators, a new group calling itself t [...]	2006-08-10 18:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1095	BELLVIEW AND ARIK AIRLINES SEEK U.S. DIRECT ROUTE [...] (SBU) Summary. Bellview and Arik Airlines recently have received approval by the Aviation Ministry to fly direct routes to the United States, according to aviation insiders. Virgin Nigeria (VN) has accused the Aviation Ministry of breaching the Memorandum of Mutual Undertaking (MMU) which VN [...]	2006-08-11 14:51:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS1101	DELTA SITREP: AMCIT AND ADDITIONAL HOSTAGES [...] (SBU) According to an ExxonMobil source, the American captain of a service vessel under contract to Exxon, the "MV Jackie Chouest," was reportedly kidnapped from a bar in Port Harcourt Saturday night (August 12). We are attempting to get full confirmation of the kidnapping and the full name o [...]	2006-08-14 16:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1103	DELTA SITREP #2: AMCIT HOSTAGE CONFIRMED, TWO [...] (SBU) We have confirmed that Amcit Royce Anthony Parfait of Houma, Louisiana, was among those kidnapped over the weekend. Details remain fuzzy, but the greater weight of the information suggests Parfait was abducted August 13 from the Goodfella's nightclub along with the other five expatriate [...]	2006-08-15 16:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI

06LAGOS1105	DELTA SITREP #3 [...] (C) Consulate General personnel communicated with GON, state government, NGOs, and other Niger Delta contacts to try and learn more about the Goodfellas kidnapping and avenues for contact and negotiation. Halliburton Nigeria Country Manager Steve Segota reported the Nigerian State Security S [...]	2006-08-16 14:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1107	LAGOS GOVERNOR TINUBU ON FUNSHO WILLIAMS' MURDER [...] (C) During an August 6 conversation with the Consul General, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu hypothesized that PDP National Vice Chairman for the Southwest Olabode (Bode) George engineered the recent murder of Funsho Williams, a leading contender for the Lagos State PDP gubernatorial nominat [...]	2006-08-16 15:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1111	PORT HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSED [...] (U) According to the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),Port Harcourt International Airport will close immediately for runway repairs. These repairs will take until late December, predicted NCAA Director General Harold Demuren. This closure occurs two months earl [...]	2006-08-18 20:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ASEC NI
06LAGOS1112	DELTA SITREP #4 [...] (C) Apparently, the GON and Rivers State Government are slowly beginning to organize themselves to handle this hostage situation. A German diplomat reported that the GON was establishing two crisis response teams, one in Port Harcourt and the other in Warri, Delta State. A security consulta [...]	2006-08-18 20:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1113	DELTA SITREP #5 [...] (C) Progress, thus far, has been slow. Rivers Governor Odili said his negotiating team, actually headed by the River State Director of the SSS, had made additional contact with the kidnappers since yesterday. Odili stated they had a better idea of the kidnappersQ, identity and the whereabout [...]	2006-08-18 20:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1120	DELTA SITREP #6 [...] (C) Rivers Governor Odili and other GON officials continue to voice optimism the hostages will be released soon. The latest forecast is for a dawn release tomorrow, August 22. (Comment: We would be unduly credulous if we accepted this forecast as gospel. Previously, Odili predicted the hosta [...]	2006-08-22 16:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1121	DELTA SITREP #7 [...] (C) SSS continues to negotiate with the kidnappers. Governor Odili told us that the talks had hit a momentary pause because of some disagreement among the kidnappers. Apparently, the kidnappers are somewhat factionalized and discussions were being conducted with both factions. Now, a single [...]	2006-08-22 18:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1127	DELTA SITREP #8 [...] (C) After days of our prodding, SSS negotiators finally have begun passing proof of life (POL) questions to the kidnappers. Yesterday, the captives provided a correct proof of life answer for British hostage John Guyan. SSS told the security consultants of the affected companies that they e [...]	2006-08-23 16:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1129	AMCIT PARFAIT AND OTHER HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (C) Ten days into the crisis, Amcit Royce Parfait and the five other expatriate hostages were released last night. The release came within several hours after Senator David Brigidi of Bayelsa State opened another line of communication to the kidnappers. While speculation is rife about ransom [...]	2006-08-24 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1133	BIRD FLU SPREADS TO SOUTHWEST NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus is spreading at an alarming rate in Southwest Nigeria, the region which accounts for about 80 percent of poultry production in Nigeria. President Obasanjo's poultry farm in Ota, Ogun State, reportedly has been severely affected. Many Poultry [...]	2006-08-25 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06LAGOS1135	KIDNAPPINGS & OIL PRODUCTION: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) Recent militant activity in the Niger Delta has constricted oil company and service contractors' activities in the region. Fortunately, however, production has not significantly declined because of the recent kidnappings. However, both oil companies and service contractors have, to varyi [...]	2006-08-25 15:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1136	MILITANTS TAKE TWO HOSTAGES AFTER FIGHT WITH [...] (SBU) The lull in kidnappings had a very brief life. Even before the six hostages released on August 23 could depart the country, another incident occurred in Port Harcourt. Two expatriates were taken hostage in Port Harcourt last night after fighting broke out between mobile police forces a [...]	2006-08-25 15:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1182	THREATENED STRIKE STILL ON: IMPACT ON PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's two oil sector unions continue to assert their determination to strike on September 13. The strike was ostensibly called to focus attention on deteriorating security conditions in the Niger Delta. Dr. Ayo Balogun, Secretary to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, sai [...]	2006-09-12 16:51:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ELAB NI
06LAGOS12	ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING LIBERIAN DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several months, DEA CA Sam Gaye received information from reliable sources regarding diplomatic personnel assigned to the Liberian Embassy in Nigeria. According to sources, Liberian diplomats are involved in a wide range of improper activities, including the use of [...]	2006-01-05 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SNAR NI
06LAGOS1218	DAMACHI: OBASANJO FAVORS ODILI, TURNS UP THE HEAT [...] (C) On September 7 Professor Ukande Damachi, long-time advisor to Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) and an established Mission contact, told the Consul General that President Obasanjo was intent on garroting Babangida,s presidential ambitions but Babangida was adamant about ru [...]	2006-09-25 11:19:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS122	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #17 [...] (C) The Bayelsa State Secretary of Government (SSG),Dr. Igali, informed us that the kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages to him at a location he would not disclose. Both the Bayelsa SSG and Ecodrill Country Manager Peter Quiatkowski's intermediaries said the hostages are in good he [...]	2006-01-27 19:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1220	LAWYER CLAIMS EFCC CHAIRMAN INTENT TO SIDELINE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 10 meeting with the Consul General, Femi Falana, President of the West Africa Bar Association and confidant of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, said Ribadu's lodestar was to sideline as many politicians, particularly presiden [...]	2006-09-25 15:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1227	FORMER PRESIDENT SEES OBASANJO CLINGING TO POWER [...] (C) In an early September discussion with the Consul General, former head of state Abdulsalam Abubakar gauged President Obasanjo as unwilling to leave office. Abudulsalam criticized Obasanjo for stoking the North-South political rivalry to sow confusion so that he can remain in office past t [...]	2006-09-26 15:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS123	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #18 - NO RELEASE [...] (C) The four oil service company hostages were not released. Bayelsa Secretary of the State Government Dr. Igali told Conoff he received a call after midnight that the three associates of the kidnappers had left Warri, Delta State, to pick-up the hostages. However, by three a.m., Dr. Igali [...]	2006-01-28 11:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1230	OIL SECTOR UNIONS, NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Secretary of Nigeria's Ministry of Labour and Productivity Timiebi Koripamo-Agary met September 21 with oil worker union representatives to prepare for the stakeholders dialogue. Agreement to hold the stakeholders meeting was what ended the unions, September 13-1 [...]	2006-09-27 12:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ELAB NI
06LAGOS1237	STATE OF THE UNIONS [...] (U) This is a summary of labor activities. On July 21 the Federal Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Public Service Negotiating Council, agreeing to suspend and further negotiate the planned retrenchment of 33,000 civil service employees. June showcased [...]	2006-09-29 06:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS1239	SSH/DHRF GRANT FUNDS SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) On September 19, the Consul General signed thirteen grant agreements to fund Special Self-help (SSH) and Democracy Human Rights Fund (DHRF) projects in the Niger Delta states of Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom. The SSH grants fund community development projects, including boreholes [...]	2006-09-29 10:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SOCI AFIN AMGT NI
06LAGOS124	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #19 [...] (C) We have received several explanations for the breakdown of last night's hostage release. In addition to the presence of military patrol boats that allegedly frightened the kidnappers from leaving their hide-out (reftel A),Bayelsa Secretary of the State Government (SSG) Dr. Igali said a [...]	2006-01-28 16:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1242	OIL SECTOR UNIONS, NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Secretary of Nigeria's Ministry of Labour and Productivity Timiebi Koripamo-Agary met September 21 with oil worker union representatives to prepare for the stakeholders dialogue. Agreement to hold the stakeholders meeting was what ended the unions, September 13-1 [...]	2006-10-03 06:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ELAB NI
06LAGOS1248	PRESIDENT'S LAWYER:PRESIDENT IS "COMPARATIVELY [...] (C) Summary: Wale Babalakin, private legal counsel to President Obasanjo and head of one of Nigeria's largest law firms, told Consul General that the President's trust in an inept corps of advisors has led to much of the current negative press reports, including the embarrassment over Trans [...]	2006-10-03 16:53:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1249	MILITANT ATTACK ON CONVOY [...] (C) Summary: Three Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers and a boatman were killed, one JTF soldier critically wounded, and seven JTF soldiers and a boatman are missing after an attack by Niger Delta militants on a Shell barge convoy on October 2. Twenty-five Nigerian employees of the Shell cont [...]	2006-10-04 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS125	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #20 [...] (C) The hoped-for release of the four oil service company employees did not take place last night. Commenting on this latest in a series of miscues, Bayelsa Secretary of the State Government (SSG) Dr. Igali said the release was postponed because the kidnappers disagreed over to whom to releas [...]	2006-01-29 13:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1250	IMO STATE GOVERNOR TOSSES HIS HAT INTO THE [...] (C) Summary. During a conversation late August with the Consul General, Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa asserted that his bid for the PDP presidential nomination was genuine, not a bargaining chip to secure an important but lesser federal office. Udenwa declared now was the time for an Igbo [...]	2006-10-04 06:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1254	EIGHT EXPATRIATES KIDNAPPED IN AKWA IBOM STATE [...] (C) Summary: Eight expatriates, including four from the United Kingdom, two from Malaysia, one from Romania and one from India, were kidnapped October 3 in an attack on the residential compound of Bristow Helicopters, a contractor for ExxonMobil, in Akwa Ibom State. Two additional attacks on [...]	2006-10-04 18:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1256	ITSEKIRI CHIEF AWAITING DEVELOPMENT DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Itsekiri Chief Hope Harriman told the Consul General on September 18 that the State and Federal government had done little to revitalize Warri, the economic center of Delta State and traditional home of the Itsekiri. Harriman inveighed against Chevron for failing to hon [...]	2006-10-05 08:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS126	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #21 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four oil service company hostages held for almost three weeks have been released. Post was informed at five a.m. this morning that the quartet was released and in Yenagoa. Conoff has seen and spoken with them. The former hostages appear to be in decent health. Amcit Landry was in [...]	2006-01-30 09:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1263	MILITANTS CONTINUE TO HOLD HOSTAGES; NO AMERICANS [...] (U) Summary: Seven expatriate employees of contractors for ExxonMobil kidnapped October 3 remain in captivity. No American citizens are involved in the incident. End Summary. 2. (C) The seven expatriates kidnapped on October 3 remain in captivity. The hostages, whose nationalities have [...]	2006-10-05 17:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1264	THE NIGER DELTA -- A WARY LULL? [...] (C) Summary: After four incidents in Delta State, and one in Akwa Ibom earlier in the week, there have been no militant attacks since October 4. Shell has lost 9,000 barrels per day of oil from the Ekaluma flow station in Rivers State following the October 4 attack. There have been unconfirm [...]	2006-10-10 06:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1268	THE NIGER DELTA -- A WARY LULL? [...] (C) Summary: After four incidents in Delta State, and one in Akwa Ibom earlier in the week, there have been no militant attacks since October 4. Shell has lost 9,000 barrels per day of oil from the Ekaluma flow station in Rivers State following the October 4 attack. There have been unconfirm [...]	2006-10-10 13:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1272	SHELL LOGISTICS BASE IN BAYELSA STATE ATTACKED BY [...] (C) Summary: The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 remain hostages. On October 10, youths attacked a small naval facility and neighboring Shell logistics base in Bayelsa State; 10-20 Shell and Shell contractor employees, none of them Americans, are bein [...]	2006-10-10 17:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1276	U.S. COMPANY FIRES 1,200 NIGERIANS, PREPARES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. oil and gas service contractor Willbros International will lay off 1,200 employees at its largest Niger Delta site. Insecurity in the Niger Delta has caused oil companies to shut down operations in the area. As a consequence, Willbros' work, which is all derivative of the [...]	2006-10-12 12:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS1278	60 SHELL HOSTAGES RELEASED, 7 EXPATS STILL HELD IN [...] The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 in Akwa Ibom remain hostages; no American citizens are involved in this incident. On October 12 the British Deputy High Commission confirmed that all 60 oil workers taken hostage October 10 at a Shell logistics base [...]	2006-10-12 15:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1279	60 SHELL HOSTAGES RELEASED, 7 EXPATS STILL HELD IN [...] The seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil contractors kidnapped October 3 in Akwa Ibom remain hostages; no American citizens are involved in this incident. On October 12 the British Deputy High Commission confirmed that all 60 oil workers taken hostage October 10 at a Shell logistics base [...]	2006-10-12 16:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1281	SOUTHERN NIGERIA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC BRIEFS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Nigeria (GON) is in the process of acquiring instrument landing systems and visibility equipment for the nation's airports. Nigeria's education crisis continues to hamper the efforts of U.S. companies to find staff. A DHL Boeing 727 overshot the runway at L [...]	2006-10-16 13:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS1285	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS THROUGH [...] (U) Summary: These snippets of political information from southern Nigeria are offered for their insights into the politics of the region. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- - Another Voice Saying the EFCC Has Lost Its Way ------------------------------------------ [...]	2006-10-17 15:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1288	IMPEACHMENT FEVER HITS EKITI [...] (U) Summary: Embattled Governor Ayo Fayose has gone underground and may have left Ekiti State following his removal after a lightning-quick impeachment proceeding by the Ekiti State Assembly on October 16. A panel convened by the Chief Justice of Ekiti State had earlier acquitted the Governo [...]	2006-10-17 16:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1292	IMPEACHMENT FEVER HITS ANAMBRA: GOVERNOR'S [...] (C) Summary: The PDP National Chairman Ali and other national party executives went to Anambra yesterday for the ostensible purpose of dissuading the State Assembly members from impeaching Governor Obi, the lone APGA governor in Nigeria. There may be less to this mission than meets the eye. [...]	2006-10-19 14:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1294	HOSTAGES ENTER THIRD WEEK IN CAPTIVITY; NO [...] (C) Summary: The seven employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors captured in Akwa Ibom on October 3 began their third week in captivity. British and American diplomats are urging the state and federal authorities to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered to the hostages before the long Eid [...]	2006-10-19 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1296	UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF DEATH OF U.K. NATIONAL HELD [...] (C) According to an unconfirmed report, Paul Smith, a U.K. national, died on October 19 following an illness. Smith, one of seven hostages held by Niger Delta youths who attacked an ExxonMobil residential complex on October 3, works for Sparrows, a U.K. oil services company on contract to Exx [...]	2006-10-20 16:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1297	OBASANJO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EKITI [...] (U) Summary: President Obasanjo declared a state of emergency in Ekiti State, citing potential violence between the State House of Assembly and supporters of Governor Ayo Fayose. Obasanjo appointed Brigadier General Tunji Olurin as Administrator. Post has heard of no instances of violence. [...]	2006-10-20 17:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS130	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - EMERGING [...] (C) Accounts about how the hostage release was effected this morning are beginning to emerge. Little can be confirmed at this point. Two NGO sources in the Delta claim that the release came about only after Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Dokubo Asari, currently incarcer [...]	2006-01-30 16:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1302	7 EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNHARMED [...] After 18 days in captivity, all seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors taken hostage in Akwa Ibom were released unharmed on October 21. The release took place around 3:00 PM. The British High Commissioner was quoted in news reports that rumors of the death of a hostage (see [...]	2006-10-25 15:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1303	7 EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES RELEASED UNHARMED [...] After 18 days in captivity, all seven expatriate employees of ExxonMobil subcontractors taken hostage in Akwa Ibom were released unharmed on October 21. The release took place around 3:00 PM. The British High Commissioner was quoted in news reports that rumors of the death of a hostage (see [...]	2006-10-25 17:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1305	IJAW CHIEF: WARRI IS A POWDER KEG [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 18, national Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark told the Consul General that, due to the eruptive mixture of poverty, ethnic rivalry and imminent electoral politics, Warri, Delta State, has become a powder keg waiting to ignite. Clark strongly advocated Nigeria,s next pr [...]	2006-10-26 17:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1306	OLU OF WARRI: DELTA IS VOLATILE, ITSEKIRI SIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 20 the Olu of Warri, the preeminent Itsekiri ruler, told the Consul General that Delta State,s deteriorating security situation, compounded by the low number of locals employed by oil companies, has created a volatile situation. Despite poor development in Delta, the [...]	2006-10-26 17:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1308	PENSION REFORM -- RIDDLED WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's pension reforms continue to face numerous legal and infrastructural challenges that hinder it from realizing its stated objectives of creating long-term investment and improving the living standards of average Nigerian pensioners. Nigeria's National Pension Commission ( [...]	2006-10-27 06:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI
06LAGOS1313	STATE INECS PREPARE FITFULLY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Before the announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) that nationwide registration would be postponed until October 25, Poloff took a swing through Nigeria's six Southwestern States to assess the status of voter registration. State INEC officials told Poloff [...]	2006-10-30 13:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1317	THE GODFATHER OF OYO STATE CHOOSES HIS MAN [...] (C) Summary. Oyo State strongman Lamidi Adedibu and current Oyo State Governor Christopher Alao-Akala have ended the feud between them. In return for the old man's support for his 2007 gubernatorial bid, Akala has promised to share some government funds with Adedibu, who, in turn, will use [...]	2006-10-31 07:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1320	FOLLOW THE ROADS TO FIND THE PROBLEMS IN EDO STATE [...] Summary: Conflictual politics and benighted leadership in local and state governments have contributed to miserable conditions for the residents in Edo State, best characterized by the overloaded, cratered roads of this trade-oriented State. Governor Lucky Igbinedion, lacking both vision and [...]	2006-11-01 07:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1332	DELTA SITREP: ONE AMCIT, ONE BRIT KIDNAPPED NEAR [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Jim Nelson Brazel and British citizen Martin Madison were kidnapped early morning November 2 off the shore of Bayelsa State. Both expatriates work for Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS),a Norwegian oil exploration firm under contract to Chevron. The expatriates wer [...]	2006-11-02 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1338	DELTA SITREP 2: AMERICAN CITIZEN REMAINS IN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Jim Nelson Brazel and Martin Madison, a citizen of the U.K., remain in captivity according to Armour Group, security consultants to Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS),a Norwegian oil exploration firm under contract to Chevron. The location of the hostages is believe [...]	2006-11-03 15:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1339	DELTA SITREP 3: BAYELSA DEPUTY GOVERNOR IN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen James Brazel remains in captivity. The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State departed by boat at 11:30 AM November 3 for the villages of Ezetu and Ekeni Ezeatu 2, where the hostages are believed to be held. PGS has had no direct communication with the kidnappers, or [...]	2006-11-04 13:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1340	DELTA SITREP 4: HOSTAGES REMAIN CAPTIVE, PROOF OF [...] (C) Summary. American citizen James Brazel and Briton Martin Maddieson remain hostages. Digital photographs verifying proof of life were received by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS),the hostages' employer. We have met daily with Tim Branch, Operations Manager PGS Onshore, other PGS officials, [...]	2006-11-06 16:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1343	DELTA SITREP 5: HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (SBU) American citizen James Brazel and Briton Martin Maddieson were released to the Bayelsa State Government on November 7. Upon release they were taken to the Bayelsa Capital, Yenagoa. Tim Branch of Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) advised RSO on November 7 the hostages are traveling today to [...]	2006-11-07 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1352	UTOMI: WHO IS THE CLEVEREST POLITICAL PLAYER? [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19 conversation with the Consul General, Presidential aspirant and Lagos Business School Director Pat Utomi asserted that President Obasanjo masterminded the impeachment crisis in Ekiti State as part of his strategy to sow political confusion in order to postpone [...]	2006-11-14 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1355	VOTER REGISTRATION IN OGUN STATE STILL WAITING TO [...] (C) Summary: The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) registration has been hampered by a lack of registration machines, by maintenance issues, and by inexperience. NGOs report registration stations are inaccessible to most rural residents. Journalists recount allegations by [...]	2006-11-16 10:00:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS136	OKRIKA DAEWOO FACILITY ATTACKED: NO FATALITIES [...] (SBU) South-Korean Daewoo Construction facility in Okrika, Rivers State was attacked Saturday, January 28 at 0730 by approximately 30 armed men. Korean Embassy First Secretary Tok-won Lee spoke with Daewoo Managing Director to confirm there were no fatalities primarily because Daewoo's securit [...]	2006-01-31 14:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV PTER KHLS PINR ETRD KS NI
06LAGOS1360	GON HAS SURRENDERED DEFACTO CONTROL OF CREEKS TO [...] (C) Summary: Consulate Lagos submits this missive to complement Abuja 2974. This message provides the consulate's perspective which is in close accord with that offered in Reftel. As things now stand, the Government of Nigeria (GON) has surrendered de facto control over large swathes of the [...]	2006-11-17 13:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1364	OGUN STATE GOVERNOR'S FORMULA FOR RE-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Ogun State Governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel appears in firm control of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) apparatus in his State and is favored to win a second term. The Daniel administration has increased revenues, slightly improved public services, and continued road construct [...]	2006-11-21 11:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1365	WILLBROS AMCITS REMAIN CAPTIVE IN LABOR DISPUTE; [...] (C) Summary: Six Americans remain among the thirty-five employees of Willbros oil services company held up at the company's Choba I facility in Rivers State over a labor dispute. The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) claims the controverted collective bargaining a [...]	2006-11-21 12:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ELAB ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1369	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR OCTOBER 2006 [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo tells Speakers to stop further gubernatorial impeachments. Police in Rivers State captured six men alleged to have kidnapped expatriates in Port Harcourt and Eket. Bayelsa Governor Jonathon touts bridges, housing, and orphanages on the gubernatorial campaign [...]	2006-11-22 09:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS137	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four hostages left Lagos late last night bound for London aboard a British Airways flight. AmCit Pat Landry will leave London today for Houston. (Note: Post received confirmation that Mr. Landry's flight is now on the way to Houston. End note.) Harry Ebanks will fly to Miami with [...]	2006-01-31 17:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1371	OONI & MINISTER KAYODE: ODILI IS STRONG, NEXT [...] (C) Summary. On October 23, the Consul General met then Minister of Culture and Tourism (now the Minister of Aviation) Chief Fani Kayode, and the Ooni of Ife, the Yoruba's most prominent traditional leader and a close ally of President Obasanjo. The Ooni said President Obasanjo was prepared [...]	2006-11-22 11:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1372	NIGER DELTA YOUTH SUMMIT: A STARTING POINT FOR [...] (C) Summary. Niger Delta youth leaders are preparing a plan of action and initiatives to bring peace to the Niger Delta. These efforts follow an October 2-4 summit which brought together fifty youth leaders, resulting in a 12-point communique to address the root causes of violence in the Del [...]	2006-11-22 12:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PTER PINR EPET NI
06LAGOS1373	GOVERNOR ODILI ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) Summary. Due to his purported friendship with President Obasanjo and the money at his disposal, Rivers State Governor Peter Odili is currently the south's most formidable candidate for the 2007 PDP presidential nomination. His Igbo heritage and south-south background serve to make him an [...]	2006-11-22 12:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1375	MILITANTS KIDNAP 7 EXPATS FROM AGIP VESSEL, NO [...] (C) Summary. On November 22, militants reportedly took seven expatriates hostage from AGIP's FPSO Mystras vessel. No American citizens are involved in this incident, according to an AGIP contact. The British Deputy High Commission reported that one British, a Romanian, a Filipino, an Italian [...]	2006-11-23 09:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1376	BRITON KILLED, ITALIAN INJURED IN [...] (C) The British hostage kidnapped from AGIP's FPSO Mystras vessel November 22 was killed during a fusillade between the hostage-takers and a military patrol boat the day of the kidnapping. The six other hostages were freed as a result of this encounter. AGIP's Deputy Managing Director, Akin [...]	2006-11-24 15:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS138	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #22 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The four hostages left Lagos late last night bound for London aboard a British Airways flight. AmCit Pat Landry will leave London today for Houston. (Note: Post received confirmation that Mr. Landry's flight is now on the way to Houston. End note.) Harry Ebanks will fly to Miami with [...]	2006-01-31 17:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1385	COMMUNITY ACTIVIST/CANDIDATE ON BAYELSA SECURITY & [...] (C) Summary. Nalaguo Chris Alagoa, Project Coordinator of the Peace And Security Secretariat (PASS) told Poloff November 13 he hopes to be Paul Orie Wari's running mate in Bayelsa State's 2007 gubernatorial election should Wari obtain the People's Democratic Party (PDP) nomination. Alagoa sai [...]	2006-11-30 08:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB EPET NI PGOV PINR PTER
06LAGOS1387	REFORMIST PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT LEARNS THE [...] (C) Summary: In a November 1 conversation with Consul General, reformist presidential aspirant Pat Utomi said he had been making the campaign rounds. Utomi was optimistic about teaming with Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu and Tinubu's new party, Action Congress (AC). Utomi was traveling to Ab [...]	2006-11-30 11:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06LAGOS1396	ABIA STATE SUPPORTERS SWITCH PARTIES TO BACK KALU [...] (SBU) Summary: Abia State Governor Orji Kalu's aides claim President Obasanjo has punished the State, by withholding federal resources and assistance, for Kalu's vociferous opposition to President Obasanjo. In support of Kalu's presidential bid, Kalu's advisors say his youth would allow him [...]	2006-12-04 13:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06LAGOS1398	LAGOS GOVERNOR TINUBU PREDICTS NO APRIL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with Consul General on November 18, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu declared his intention to seek the presidency under the Action Congress (AC) banner. Tinubu predicted that elections would not hold in April and that a six-month interim government, perhaps minu [...]	2006-12-05 08:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06LAGOS1399	OBASANJO INSIDER OUTLINES CRITERIA FOR [...] (C) Summary: Lawal Batagarawa, former Minister of State for Defense and currently Special Presidential Advisor, in an early November conversation with the Consul General discussed President Obasanjo's plans for presidential succession. Batagarawa detailed the criteria for selecting a candidate [...]	2006-12-05 09:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1403	OPPOSING PDP FACTIONS VIE FOR CONTROL OF THE ENUGU [...] (C) Summary: Enugu State Governor Chimaroke Nnamani is seeking to continue his hold on power by transferring the governor's seat to his closest advisers in the Ebeano faction of the Enugu State People's Democratic Party (PDP). President of the Senate Ken Nnamani (no relation to Governor Nnama [...]	2006-12-06 07:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1405	GOVERNOR KALU EVALUATES HIS PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on November 19, Abia State Governor Orji Kalu discussed his plans for the Presidency. Kalu confessed the PDP nomination was a lost cause due to President Obasanjo's antipathy, thus Kalu would not bother to seek the People's Democratic Party ( [...]	2006-12-07 08:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1406	POLITICAL ADVISOR WARNS OF IMPENDING POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Consul General, long-time advisor to former head of state Ibrahim Babangida (IBB),Ukandi Damachi, discussed the soured relations between IBB and President Obasanjo, suggesting the two heavyweights may be approaching a head-on collision because of their antagonis [...]	2006-12-07 13:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1407	BELLVIEW AIRLINE CRASH INVESTIGATION FRAUGHT WITH [...] (C) Summary: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator Dennis Jones told Consul General that numerous lapses occurred in the Nigerian investigation of the 2005 Bellview airlines crash jet that killed 117 persons, including a member of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria. The Director o [...]	2006-12-07 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS1408	FOUR EXPAT AGIP EMPLOYEES KIDNAPPED; NO AMERICANS [...] (SBU) According to Fidelis Anju, General Manager for Public Affairs, Agip Oil Company, three Italian and one Lebanese Agip employees were taken hostage during an early morning attack on a residential facility near the Agip Brass tank farm. According to the Agip spokesman, no Americans were i [...]	2006-12-07 15:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1412	GROUP TO BRING US-STYLE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an early November meeting with the Consul General, U.S. experts in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) outlined their plans to launch a new program in ADR and conflict resolution (CR) in partnership with Nigerian Law School and the Negotiation Conflict Management Group. E [...]	2006-12-08 06:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1416	CONFIRMED: MEND HOLDS 4 EXPAT HOSTAGES; NO [...] (SBU) According to an Agip contact, three Italian and one Lebanese Agip employees remain hostage. According to this interlocutor, no Americans were involved in the December 7 attack near Brass in Bayelsa. Agip stated that a group purporting to be MEND has claimed responsibility for the kidna [...]	2006-12-11 16:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1417	DHRF GRANT ENCOURAGES WOMEN CANDIDATES IN NIGER DELTA [...] (U) Summary: Twenty-eight women candidates, campaign coordinators, and aspiring political and party leaders attended the October 24-25 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) workshop, QMainstreaming Women Leaders into the Political Process in NigeriaQs Niger Delta States of Rivers, Bayelsa, D [...]	2006-12-12 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI
06LAGOS1418	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Kidnappers may be trying new tactics in Rivers State. Tinubu aide terms Lagos political scene tense. Edo State contact scoffs at idea of a Lucky Igbinedion Vice-Presidency. Senators in Cross-River State accuse contractors of embezzling money intended for development. Officials [...]	2006-12-12 15:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1419	BAYELSA SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES IJAW MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20 Dr. Godknows Igali, Secretary to the State Government of Bayelsa, told the Consul General and British Deputy High Commissioner he has made headway establishing relations with several Ijaw militant leaders whereby he can now dissuade them from disruptive violence. H [...]	2006-12-12 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1420	POLITICAL INSIDER ARGUES YAR'ADUA IS LIKELY PDP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 10 conversation with Consul General, United Bank of Africa (UBA) Managing Director (MD) Tony Elumelu evaluated People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential frontrunners. Elumelu suggested Katsina Governor Yar'Adua was President Obasanjo's favorite. Yar'Adua, who had [...]	2006-12-13 11:51:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1424	POLITICAL INSIDER: MU'AZU & ODILI ATTEMPT YAR'ADUA [...] (C) Summary: Saleh Ahmadu, part owner of IRS Airlines and friend of Governor Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu of Bauchi State, told the Consul General during a December 13 conversation that Rivers Governor Odili and others are engaged in a late round attempt to discredit PDP Presidential frontrunner Katsin [...]	2006-12-15 10:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1426	AQUACULTURE & TIMBER: DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN [...] Summary: Aquaculture, agriculture, and timber offer sustainable economic development opportunities in Cross River State. There are currently 100 fish farms in the state and the Institute of Oceanography and Marine Sciences (IOMS) at the University of Calabar is promoting aquaculture as a way [...]	2006-12-15 13:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON EFIS EINV AA NI
06LAGOS1427	ALL BUT THREE SHELL NIGERIAN EMPLOYEES RELEASED; [...] (C) Gunmen attacked a Shell flowstation on the Nun River in Bayelsa State on December 14. The attackers took control of the flowstation, holding 40 Nigerian military personnel and Nigerian employees of Shell hostage throughout the evening of December 14; no American citizens or other expatr [...]	2006-12-15 13:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1429	GOVERNOR ODILI ON THE OUTS AND IBB TOO [...] (C) Summary: During a recent conversation with the Consul General, longtime contact Professor Damachi stated Rivers Governor Odili has been squeezed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to give up his presidential candidacy and control of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) [...]	2006-12-15 22:08:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1430	ELECTION 2007: SOUTHERN PDP WARD CONGRESSES AND [...] (C) Summary: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has completed the process for choosing candidates to contest the April 2007 State Assembly and Federal House and Senate elections in southern Nigeria. Throughout the south, candidates from established factions supported by the governor generall [...]	2006-12-18 14:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1432	SHELL, AGIP CONFIRM CAR BOMBS DETONATED; NO [...] (C) Mike Achu, Corporate Security Coordinator for Shell Petroleum and Development Corporation, confirmed that a car bomb was detonated on the Shell compound in Port Harcourt on December 18. The car in which the bomb was planted, as well as several other cars parked nearby, were damaged in th [...]	2006-12-18 16:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1436	SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS OYO STATE IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court ruling upholding an earlier appeal court decision has returned Rashidi Ladoja to the Oyo State governorship he unceremoniously lost eleven months ago due to the machinations of political strongman Lamidi Adedibu. The Supreme Court decision is a victory for the [...]	2006-12-19 14:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS1441	OIL COMPANIES EVACUATE DEPENDENTS IN WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of two car bombs, one that exploded outside a club on the Shell residential compound and a second that exploded along a perimeter fence ringing the Agip compound in Port Harcourt, some international oil companies and oil service companies, including Shell, Eni, Tota [...]	2006-12-21 17:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1445	AC PICKS ATIKU IN UNANIMOUS VOTE [...] (C) Summary: The Action Congress (AC) National Convention nominated Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its candidate for President in the 2007 presidential elections. Nine other political parties joined the AC in supporting Abubakar, who lambasted the PDP and said Nigeria needs a leader committ [...]	2006-12-22 12:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1446	AC PICKS ATIKU IN UNANIMOUS VOTE [...] (C) Summary: The Action Congress (AC) National Convention nominated Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its candidate for President in the 2007 presidential elections. Nine other political parties joined the AC in supporting Abubakar, who lambasted the PDP and said Nigeria needs a leader committ [...]	2006-12-22 12:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1447	ARMED ATTACKS ON TWO NIGER DELTA OIL FACILITIES [...] (C) Summary: In separate incidents, armed men attacked Agip's Tebidaba flow station in Bayelsa State, and a Total base camp for workers at Total's Obagi field in Rivers State. A Shell spokesperson indicated that reports of an attack on a facility in the Egbema council area of Rivers State we [...]	2006-12-27 06:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI

06LAGOS1449	FUEL SHORTAGES, POVERTY ARE BACKDROP TO PIPELINE [...] (C) Fuel leaking from a pipeline breached by vandals in the early hours of December 26 exploded, killing 269 people and injuring an additional 160 persons in the blast and ensuing fire, according to the Nigerian Red Cross. Early press reports put the number of deaths at 700, and some report [...]	2006-12-27 16:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG SOCI ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS1458	EXPATS REMAIN CAPTIVE, NIGERIAN HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Four expatriate Agip employees taken hostage December 7 in Bayelsa State near Agip's Brass tank farm remain in captivity. Shell confirmed the December 24 release of four Nigerian employees seized from a Nun River facility December 14. Agip employees taken hostage in a second in [...]	2006-12-29 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS146	ALLOCATION REQUEST FOR THE AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria requests USD 250,000 for its Special Self Help (SSH) program for FY06. Given the strategic importance of the Niger Delta to American interests in Nigeria and to Nigeria's very stability, Mission would like to focus our self help efforts on easing tensions and improving l [...]	2006-02-01 16:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM SOCI NI
06LAGOS172	24,900 Blank Passports Missing; Nigeria Immigration [...] SUMMARY: Nigeria Immigration Service has approached Amconsul Lagos with information regarding 24,900 blank passports that have recently been discovered missing, and are now cancelled. This comes at the same time that local media outlets are reporting 200 passport adjudicators being fired due t [...]	2006-02-07 08:04:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD PGOV NI
06LAGOS175	WIDESPREAD BIRD DEATHS SPARK AVIAN FLU WORRIES [...] (SBU) Ag Attache spoke with the Agriculture Ministry's Chief Vet Officer (CVO),who reported widespread poultry deaths in mid-January at a farm in Kaduna State owned by the Nigerian Minister of Sports. The farm lost its entire flock of 46,000 chickens. Samples from this farm were sent to th [...]	2006-02-07 17:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT EAGR KFLU NI TBIO
06LAGOS177	NIGERIA: FY 2006 PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR ESF [...] Mission Nigeria submits the following proposals to help Nigeria increase its capacity, raise community awareness, build anti-trafficking outreach networks and support a local NGO with anti-trafficking capacity-building focused on trafficking in women. These proposals focus on states with sig [...]	2006-02-08 10:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG NI
06LAGOS184	AVIAN FLU SITREP 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph six. H5N1 STRAIN OF AVIAN FLU CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) In a conversation with the Ag Attache, a source in the Agriculture Ministry said the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Office (FAO) refer [...]	2006-02-08 18:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT EAGR KFLU TBIO NI
06LAGOS195	LAGOS AVIATION SECTOR REFORM CONFERENCE-ALL TALK [...] (U) The January 19-20 Aviation Sector Reform Conference emphasized the need for Nigeria to meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards, hire experienced inspectors, and pass an Aviation Bill granting the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) autonomy from the Avia [...]	2006-02-10 17:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS207	BANK REFORMS AND 2007 ELECTIONS (PART II) [...] (C) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently revoked the operating licenses of 14 banks that failed to meet CBN capitalization requirements. Industry experts expect more banks to be liquidated. In the meantime, most of the newly emerged 25 bank groups are struggling with post-merger integr [...]	2006-02-14 10:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS210	CHEVRON NIGERIA ENJOYS UNEASY IMMUNITY FROM RECENT [...] (S/NF) Chevron Security Consultant Hamish MacDonald told U.S. Ambassador Campbell that Chevron has not been a target of recent violence and hostage-taking in the Delta but was concerned about the longer term ramifications. He identified job creation and sustainable development programs by st [...]	2006-02-14 12:31:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS224	TELECOM UPDATE:SLOW MOVEMENT TOWARD UNIFIED [...] (C) Telecom operators are negotiating with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to implement a unified licensing policy allowing both fixed wireless and mobile licensees to provide services for voice, data and multimedia. Fixed Wireless (FW) operators are pressing for the unified poli [...]	2006-02-15 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV CH NI
06LAGOS225	TELECOM AND HOSTAGE CRISIS [...] (S/NF) Vmobile Chief Regulatory Officer told us the Bayelsa State Director State Security Services (SSS) approached the company during the hostage crisis to request data on kidnappers who were apparently using Vmobile networks to communicate. In a series of four to five meetings with the SSS, [...]	2006-02-15 15:14:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS226	NDDC OFFICIAL SAYS IJAW MILITANTS LIKELY TO STRIKE [...] (S/NF) During a February 11 conversation with the Consul General, Timi Alaibe, Executive Director for Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),expressed fear that Ijaw militants would soon honor their threats to cause more disruption in the Delta. Alaibe a [...]	2006-02-16 08:58:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS227	NIGERIAN POLICE THREATEN STRIKE [...] (U) Junior-level police officers, from the constable to superintendent ranks, have threatened strike on February 20. While most observers believe a deal will be struck in time to avert the strike, police officers in contact with the Consulate's security office continue to insist that their t [...]	2006-02-16 10:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PGOV KDEM NI
06LAGOS233	NIGERIAN MILITARY ATTACKS ALLEGED BUNKERERS / EAC [...] (U) On February 15, a Nigerian military helicopter overflew the Nkerekoko area near Warri, Delta State, reportedly firing on 8 barges the GON alleges were being used for illegal oil bunkering activity. Giving a different version of the incident, Nkerekoko community leaders told the press 8 [...]	2006-02-16 15:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS235	AN NGO HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR'S TALE [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Poloff, Ledum Mitee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),described his role in the recent Delta hostage crisis involving four oil service company workers, including one Amcit. Mitee described the kidnappers as well-armed and su [...]	2006-02-16 15:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS245	NIGERIAN POLICE, SOLDIERS ATTACK ABIA MARKET, KILL [...] (U) On February 13, military and police officers stormed the Ariaria market in Aba, Abia State killing 4 people, apparently traders. The deaths sparked strong statements of protest from the Abia State government against the GON. Abia State Governor Orji Kalu is an outspoken opponent of the [...]	2006-02-17 12:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS247	GFUP-O6-9259, NIGERIA: ARRESTS OF 4 NIGERIANS [...] On December 27, 2005, Guinean Bissau drug police arrested 4 Nigerian nationals and seized approximately 4 kilograms of cocaine at the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, Bissau. The Nigerians arrived from Brazil via Portugal. All four individuals ingested a total of 243 pellets or condoms c [...]	2006-02-17 16:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC NI
06LAGOS248	SHELL FLOWSTATION CLOSED AMID HEIGHTENED DELTA [...] (U) Tensions have increased in the Delta but accounts vary widely as to what actually has occurred to spark the tension and what all this might portend. Amidst the swirl of conflicting reports, what we can relay with some certitude is that a Shell flowstation in Rivers State has closed and t [...]	2006-02-17 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS249	NIGERIA: NINE HOSTAGES SEIZED, INCLUDING AMCITS, [...] (C) Nine expatriate hostages were taken from a Willbros construction barge around 7:15am. The barge was working on a Shell platform in Forcados, Delta State. The hostage-takers boarded the vessel, and afterward selected the nine from the 45 expatriate and 55 Nigerian workers on the barge at [...]	2006-02-18 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS250	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #2 [...] (SBU) Willbros will contact the next-of-kin for all of their employees, and have already made contact with the family of AmCit Macon Hawkins. Shell reports Hawkins has hypertension, as does Russell Spell. 2. (U) Aside from the three Americans reported reftel B, the other captives have [...]	2006-02-18 17:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS251	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #3 [...] (C) MEND released a statement claiming the hostages are in good health. Willbros has contacted all next-of-kin. Delta State governor James Ibori has been appointed Chair of a committee to resolve the hostage crisis. Due to security concerns, Shell has not been able to fully assess damage to [...]	2006-02-19 14:57:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS252	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #4 [...] (C) Nigerian Government officials and NGO officials in contact with the kidnappers report that, according to the hostage takers, the hostages are healthy and unharmed. As with the January hostage crisis, Shell is hosting a daily meeting that includes Shell, Willbros, British High Commission [...]	2006-02-20 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS257	LAGOS LAND TITLING REFORM MISSES MARK [...] (SBU) A cumbersome legal superstructure continues to hamper the real estate and mortgage market in Lagos. Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu's recent attempts at land reform are cosmetic in nature and do not alleviate the fundamental problems associated with land titling and conveyance in Lagos [...]	2006-02-21 09:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV NI
06LAGOS260	CONSUL GENERAL AND DEA ATTACHE MEETING WITH NDLEA [...] (C) On February 13, Consul General and DEA Country Attach Sam Gaye (CA) met Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman Ahmadu Giade. The purpose of the meeting was to urge Giade to continue to reform the NDLEA but also to accelerate the pace and expand the scope of this pos [...]	2006-02-21 12:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR NI
06LAGOS261	VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU ON THE THIRD TERM [...] (C) During a February 11 conversation with the Consul General, embattled Vice President Atiku expostulated that President Obasanjo was fixated on running for a third term with a new running mate. Atiku said Obasanjo had no successor in mind for the presidency and would seek to clip the wing [...]	2006-02-21 14:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF NI
06LAGOS263	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #5 [...] (C) A reliable contact reported to Shell hostage Macon Hawkins was "presenting difficulties," and we infer this to mean that he was beginning to show signs of diabetic complications. Willbros is attempting to contact Hawkins' doctor to obtain a more complete assessment of his medical history [...]	2006-02-21 18:20:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS27	FOUR OIL SERVICE COMPANY EXPATRIATES REPORTEDLY [...] (U)Summary: On January 12, Tidex, an American oil services company, reported an American employee and 3 other expatriates were kidnapped by a group of approximately40 armed men. The incident occurred aboard a Tidex vessel 7 miles off shore of Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The abduction occurred at [...]	2006-01-12 10:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EPET KHLS NI PGOV PINR PTER CASC
06LAGOS274	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #6 [...] (C) Sources including Ijaw traditional leader Chief Edwin Clark tell us medicines sent to the hostages through the State Security Service (SSS) and Delta State have been delivered to the kidnappers. However, we have no confirmation the medication has been passed to the hostages. Willbros inf [...]	2006-02-22 18:52:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS275	AVIATION MINISTER SPEAKS OF REFORM, REQUESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General met Aviation Minister Borishade on February 13 for a readout on the aviation industry. Borishade listed his top priorities as airport security, airport operations, radar operations, and funding for training and equipment. He said the Ministry was still wait [...]	2006-02-23 09:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS278	ONITSHA RIOTS: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES, NO [...] (SBU) In response to the recent disturbances in Maiduguri (reftel),lethal reprisals occurred in Onitsha and Nnewi, Anambra State on February 21 and 22. Press reports allege between 50 to 100 deaths. Nigerian Red Cross Director Abiodun Orebiyi said his volunteers counted 48 deaths and over 3 [...]	2006-02-23 17:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CASC NI
06LAGOS279	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #7 [...] (C) Sources in Warri told PolCouns that AmCit hostage Macon Hawkins refuses to eat or drink and is exhibiting signs of depression. According to those contacts the other hostages are comfortable and the medicine sent for the hostages has been received. Media sources claim they will have a ph [...]	2006-02-23 19:08:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS285	UP-06-9259, NIGERIA: ARRESTS OF 3 NIGERIANS 1 [...] ON February 20, 2006, Sierra Leoneon authorities arrested 3 Nigerians and 1 Dutch national at Lungi International Airport in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Authorities seized 18.4 kilograms of cocaine. The cocaine was strapped on their bodies. All four suspects were about to board an Astraues flight [...]	2006-02-24 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC NI
06LAGOS286	ONITSHA RIOTS UPDATE:POLICE KEPT ON ALERT [...] (SBU) Violence in Onitsha, Nnewi and other cities in Anambra State has subsided following the February 21-22 riots. But police in Anambra and several other southeastern states remain on high alert. Anambra State government media spokesman said he expected police to remain deployed in various c [...]	2006-02-24 17:25:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS287	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #8 [...] (C) Constituting the first proof of life since the crisis began, MEND released several undated photographs of the hostages last night. Individual photographs of each of the hostages as well as two group photographs, one showing seven and one showing four of the nine hostages, backed by masked [...]	2006-02-24 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS288	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #9 [...] (C) The hostage-takers allowed a journalist to see AmCit hostage Macon Hawkins at an undisclosed location away from the other eight hostages. Hawkins told the journalist the hostages were doing well and eating; Hawkins' statements suggest he has resumed eating and drinking. He confirmed he [...]	2006-02-25 16:34:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS289	VIOLENT CLASHES IN ENUGU, KONTAGORA, AND MINA [...] (SBU) In continuing sectarian violence in the south of Nigeria, Nigerian Red Cross Disaster Management Officer Adeyemo Andronitus told us his volunteers reported two Hausa Muslims killed and several injured in Abakpa settlement in Enugu, Enugu State at 7:30 am February 25. Muslim traders in l [...]	2006-02-25 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS290	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #10 [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. ---------------------- Hostage Welfare Update ---------------------- 2. (C) Several sources continue to tell us the hostages are in good condition and will be released imminently. (Note: Post notes the history of government interlocuto [...]	2006-02-26 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS291	ONITSHA UNREST: RED CROSS REPORTING THOUSANDS [...] (SBU) Following three days with no reports of violence in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigerian Red Cross reported three Hausa Muslims and one Igbo man were killed in a skirmish outside a hotel on February 25. A police officer escorting Hausas from the hotel allegedly shot and killed an Igbo man a [...]	2006-02-26 15:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS292	YORUBA MOSLEMS TEMPERATE TOWARD WEST [...] (SBU) At a dinner hosted by a prominent leader of ethnic Yoruba Moslems at a USG-sponsored conference on Islam, Terrorism, and African Development, Yoruba elites generally set a tone of cooperation with the West and moderation in religious fervor. This tone contrasted starkly with the prese [...]	2006-02-27 06:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER SCUL SOCI NI
06LAGOS293	HEWLETT-PACKARD LOSING MILLIONS FROM COUNTERFEIT [...] (C) Summary: Hewlett-Packard (HP) executives complain the number of outlets selling counterfeit HP ink/toner cartridges has increased the past year, costing the company millions of US dollars in lost revenue. Local law enforcement and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) are doing little t [...]	2006-02-27 06:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND KIPR PREL CH AE NI
06LAGOS296	TELECOM AND HOSTAGE CRISIS [...] (S/NF) FBI and Econoff approached Starcomms Managing Director Maher Qubain February 27 to request data on an Internet Protocol (IP) address used by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to send email communications. Maher agreed to provide all data including uniform reso [...]	2006-02-27 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS297	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #11 [...] (C) Chief Edwin Clark, a member of the Delta State negotiating committee, told Econoff more medicine was dispatched for the hostages on Saturday. ------------------- Negotiations Update ------------------- 2. (C) Clark and other sources around Warri told Econoff some of the hostages [...]	2006-02-27 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS298	NO NEW REPORTS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Violence in Onitsha, Nwei and other cities in Anambra has subsided. However, police in Anambra remain on high alert and a curfew remains in place. The Nigerian Red Cross reported 8,600 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) remain in an army barracks in Onitsha, the most populous city in [...]	2006-02-27 16:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS3	NEW NDLEA CHAIRMAN PROMISES INCREASED COOPERATION [...] (C) In our first meeting with him, Ahmadu Giade, the new Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),promised cooperation to combat illegal narcotics trafficking would be "the best it has ever been." Consul General and DEA Attach explained the annual narcotics certification [...]	2006-01-03 10:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR NI
06LAGOS302	OONI OF IFE REQUESTS U.S. THIRD TERM ENDORSEMENT [...] (S/NF) The Ooni of Ife requested a meeting with the Ambassador in Lagos on February 25 to make the case for U.S. support for a third term for President Obasanjo. One of the President's special advisors, Femi Fani-Kayode, also attended, bolstering the Ooni's arguments and giving them a Presi [...]	2006-02-28 09:58:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS306	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #12 [...] (C) Shell, GON and other sources report the anticipated release of some of the hostages this morning was delayed because Delta State Governor Ibori announced the release and publicly claimed credit before the deal was sealed. Governor Ibori told Econoff additional medicine and Willbros letter [...]	2006-02-28 16:42:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS310	NIGERIA: DELTA WORKING GROUP INITIATED [...] (SBU) Post initiated a weekly Delta Working Group (DWG) consisting of U.S. Consulate personnel and oil/oil service company representatives to facilitate Delta security and hostage crisis information exchange. Consulate personnel provided the group an overview of the security situation and ho [...]	2006-03-01 07:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS311	MINISTER DAUKORU'S GOALS AS OPEC PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) With Nigeria now holding the top two positions in OPEC, we expect OPEC President Minister Daukoru's priorities to be establishing market stability, achieving balanced production and price levels, producing more accurate demand projections, and gaining greater attention to environmental [...]	2006-03-01 10:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV NI
06LAGOS317	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #13 [...] (C) AmCit hostage Macon Hawkins was released this evening to two foreign journalists and is currently at Delta State Governor Ibori's mansion. Econoffs are accompanying Hawkins and plan to remain with him overnight at the Shell medical clinic in Warri. Shell will bring him to Lagos tomorrow b [...]	2006-03-01 18:37:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS318	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 14 [...] (C) Five other hostages were released this evening to foreign journalists, and are currently at Delta State Governor Ibori's Warri lodge. AmCits Russell Spell and Cody Oswalt, along with Briton John Hudspith have not been released. Shell has made arrangements for them to stay overnight at th [...]	2006-03-01 20:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS324	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #15 [...] (C) The six hostages released last night are on their way back to their respective home countries. AmCit Macon Hawkins is scheduled to fly back to Texas on an evening Air France flight via Paris. All hostages were examined and cleared by Shell physicians last night, and they have had USG acc [...]	2006-03-02 17:10:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS327	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 16 [...] (C) AmCit Macon Hawkins safely departed Nigeria for Houston, Texas. There has been no additional information about the condition of the remaining hostages, except for reports yesterday confirming they were well-fed and well-treated. 2. (C) Willbros requested Delta State Governor Ibori deli [...]	2006-03-03 16:04:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS33	NDLEA SHAKEUP WEEDS OUT SOME BAD APPLES [...] (C) Summary: The new Chairman of the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ahmadu Giade has taken a bold step in reorganizing the Agency, promoting a number of competent agents and banishing several ineffective, tainted ones to areas of little or no responsibility. Giade has al [...]	2006-01-12 15:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR NI
06LAGOS333	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 17 [...] (C) There has been no additional confirmed information about the condition of the remaining hostages. Delta State Governor Ibori is obtaining new photographs to demonstrate proof of life. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (S/NF) Delta State Governor Ibor [...]	2006-03-06 18:05:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS339	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 18 [...] (C) Academic Associates Peaceworks Director Judy Assuni provided confirmed proof of life answers for Briton John Hudspith to the British Mission, but no additional information was provided for AmCits Russell Spell and Cody Oswalt. Willbros is contacting Oswalt's colleagues to ascertain his ab [...]	2006-03-07 18:41:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS34	BANK RECAPITALIZATION AND 2007 ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. 25 newly formed bank groups have met or surpassed the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) naira 25 billion capital base. According to CBN's press release, some 13 banks did not meet the requirement before December 31, 2005. Bank insiders indicate at least 15 banks may be liquidate [...]	2006-01-12 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL TO NI
06LAGOS346	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 19 [...] (SBU) Despite repeated attempts, Willbros management told us they have not been able to reach Governor Ibori over the last two days, although the Governor did send them a text message indicating the hostages were fine. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (C [...]	2006-03-08 18:29:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS35	PENSION REFORM--A MONEYMAKING SCHEME FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Nigeria's pension reforms face numerous legal, infrastructural and accountability challenges that have not been properly addressed. Nigeria's National Pension Commission (PenCom) recently granted licenses to seven Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs),one Closed Pension Fund Admin [...]	2006-01-12 16:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS36	MILITIA GROUP'S CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR [...] (C) Shell reports negotiations began for the return of the 4 hostages taken in the January 11 kidnapping reported reftel with a group that the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) has identified as responsible. The group is reportedly from the small village of Keremo, near the Chevron Escra [...]	2006-01-13 07:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR NI
06LAGOS363	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 20 [...] (C) Delta State Government officials had no updates on hostage welfare except to say that they are in good health. Conoff in Warri continues to ask for recent proof of life. Shell reports there will be another visit to the camp by journalists with a good track record of access to the Movemen [...]	2006-03-09 16:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS366	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 21 [...] (C) There is no new information regarding the welfare of the hostages. Family letters were given to the journalists scheduled to tour the militant camps this weekend, and Conoff reported he saw a Reuters journalist arriving in Warri this morning. The Shell crisis group agreed to ask release [...]	2006-03-10 16:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS367	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 22 [...] (C) Conoff received a call from AmCit hostage Cody Oswalt last night. Oswalt's identity was confirmed through his correct identification of the last statement he made to AmCit Macon Hawkins before his release last week. Oswalt said he and the two other hostages were in good health and were [...]	2006-03-11 11:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS376	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 23 [...] (C) There was very little substantive activity for the second weekend in a row, with few confirmed reports following the Cody Oswalt call to Conoff Friday night. Ijaw leaders and elders held a meeting Friday and released a communiqu calling for the hostages' release. NGO Director Judy Asuni [...]	2006-03-13 16:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS379	TELECOM OPERATORS AND 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Organizations loyal to the Administration are requesting support from Nigeria's major telecommunications operators to support President Obasanjo's bid for a third term. The Movement for National Accommodation and Consensus for Obasanjo's Retention (MONACOR) sent confidential letters to th [...]	2006-03-14 11:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS383	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 24 [...] (C) Conoff received a phone call from the hostage takers, and had a highly scripted exchange with Amcit Cody Oswalt. Ijaw youth leaders have been meeting in Warri since yesterday, and one of them tells us he expects a release of the hostages tomorrow night. There were no additional attack [...]	2006-03-14 19:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS387	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 25 [...] (C) Shell provided a statement from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) e-mailed to their journalist contact, which indicated that the hostages were split for strategic reasons, and their condition was no longer a concern for the hostage-takers. The statement promise [...]	2006-03-15 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS39	SHELL HOSTAGE SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) The State Security Service (SSS) reportedly told the Shell External Affairs Director in Warri that they had interviewed two suspects in the kidnapping of four expat contractors from the vessel Liberty Service. Both appeared to be associated with Dokubo Asari's Niger Delta Peoples' Volun [...]	2006-01-13 13:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR CASC NI
06LAGOS391	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 26 [...] (C) Shell sources, including NGO lead Judy Asuni, reiterated earlier messages of the militants' distrust of Delta State Governor Ibori, and the disagreement among the militants about releasing the remaining three hostages, with some willing to release now and others arguing against their rel [...]	2006-03-16 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS4	GROUPS MOVE UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR OYO STATE [...] (C) Despite intervention by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Afenifere, and the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE),the political standoff in Oyo State remains. The eighteen assemblymen who initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Rasheed Ladoja remain firm in their resolve to see t [...]	2006-01-03 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS400	SOYINKA WILLING TO APPEAL TO HOSTAGE TAKERS [...] (C) Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka offered to deliver messages from the USG to the hostage-takers. He said he was in contact with the hostage-takers and would be meeting with one of their representatives in Enugu on Saturday, March 18. He confirmed they exchanged communication by e-mail, and th [...]	2006-03-17 16:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS401	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 27 [...] (C) Shell sources said NGO leader Judy Asuni confirmed family letters were sent to the hostage-takers. Willbros and Shell are gathering another package of medicines and will contact Asuni to facilitate their delivery. Shell and Willbros are also sending in colorful t-shirts and hats, to bo [...]	2006-03-17 16:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS405	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 28 [...] (C) NGO Director Judy Asuni said the package of medicine, the t-shirts and other morale boosters picked up from Shell's Warri clinic on Saturday were delivered as of 10:00 a.m. 2. (C) Willbros representatives reported the Oswalt family has arranged a 14:00 CST press conference with three [...]	2006-03-20 16:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS417	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 29 [...] (C) Speaking behalf of the Oswalt family, Cody Oswalt's uncle Rickey Oswalt delivered a public plea for his release: "These men were taken so that your situation and demands (can) be heard by the world. Now that the world is aware of your situation, we ask that you release Cody, Russell, and [...]	2006-03-21 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS426	NIGERIA:AVIATION UPDATE [...] (C) The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently suspended air operators certificates (AOC) for three domestic carriers. The Aviation Ministry and NCAA created several new committees to address airport security, air space management, and personnel training. A separate committee on ai [...]	2006-03-22 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS427	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 30 [...] (C) Conoff received a call from a hostage-taker at the militant camp this afternoon, who allowed Conoff to speak to Cody Oswalt. Oswalt said he was fine, but he is still separated from the other two hostages. Oswalt asked Conoff to relay his wellbeing to his family, and also seemed in bette [...]	2006-03-22 15:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS429	BONGA SECURITY: IS DISTANCE ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM [...] (C) In a meeting with the Operations Manager of Nigeria,s first deepwater mega-project, Shell,s Bonga field, he delivered a sobering assessment of the security situation for the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels Bonga and the SeaEagle. His views are not necessarily [...]	2006-03-23 15:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PTER NI
06LAGOS430	SHELL CONTEMPLATES LONG TERM HOSTAGE SCENARIOS AND [...] (C) A senior Shell executive assessed President Obasanjo is coming to the realization the hostage situation is symptomatic of larger Delta developmental problems; he has underscored the need to accelerate Delta development projects quickly. Shell management reiterated its view there is no m [...]	2006-03-23 15:51:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC EAID PTER NI
06LAGOS431	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 31 [...] (C) There have been no additional reports on the hostages' wellbeing. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (C) NGO lead Judy Asuni claims her sources in contact with the hostage-takers said the hostages will be released in 24 to 36 hours. Other Warri sour [...]	2006-03-23 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS432	NIGERIA:BANK UPDATE AND THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) began post-integration verification of assets on all 25 newly emerged bank groups on February 22. Insiders expect the verification process to reveal some of the banks did not actually meet the CBN's naira 25 billion (USD 192 million) capitalization requir [...]	2006-03-24 06:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS435	BONGA SECURITY: IS DISTANCE ENOUGH PROTECTION FROM [...] (C) In a meeting with the Operations Manager of Nigeria,s first deepwater mega-project, Shell,s Bonga field, he delivered a sobering assessment of the security situation for the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels Bonga and the SeaEagle. His views are not necessarily [...]	2006-03-24 07:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PTER NI
06LAGOS438	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 32 [...] (C) Wilbros arranged for video tapes of appeals from Russel Spell and Cody Oswalt's families. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (C) Shell sources reported the GON was growing impatient with the negotiation process and the lack of clarity on the ground, an [...]	2006-03-24 16:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS45	AVIATION FUEL SHORTAGES IN LAGOS DISRUPT MANY [...] (U) Summary: For the last week, domestic airline operators in Lagos have had to contend with shortages in aviation fuel (known as Jet A1). Many domestic flights have been delayed, consolidated or cancelled because of the supply problem. Local press reports hundreds of passengers stranded at t [...]	2006-01-14 11:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAIR ECON EINV PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS451	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 33 - HOSTAGES [...] (C) The remaining three Willbros and Control Risk Group hostages were released early this morning, and are in good physical condition according to preliminary medical examination. The trio are currently in Lagos. AmCits Cody Oswalt and Russell Spell will be departing Nigeria tonight for th [...]	2006-03-27 13:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS458	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 34 - HOSTAGES [...] (SBU) Former hostages AmCits Cody Oswalt and Russell Spell left Lagos on Lufthansa flight 565, arriving Frankfurt at 5:00a.m. Their connecting flight, Lufthansa 440, left Frankfurt at 9:45a.m. and arrives Houston at 2:15p.m. We thank Consulate Frankfurt for providing an ACS officer on hand [...]	2006-03-28 09:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS476	EXXONMOBIL CONCERNS WITH MILITANTS BROADENING THE [...] (C) In a recent meeting with ExxonMobil (EM) Nigeria, a senior executive explained EM's concern with the deteriorating Nigerian security situation, the company's low-profile public affairs strategy, and its strategy to maintain harmonious relations with communities in Akwa Ibom State, its pr [...]	2006-03-31 15:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PTER NI
06LAGOS478	CHEVRON NIGERIA SEEKS LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO DELTA [...] (C) Chevron Nigeria security consultant Hamish MacDonald shared concerns that a large amount of money was paid for the release of the Delta hostages and an industry of hostage-taking may be in the offing. Chevron has managed thus far to stay out of harm's way, but MacDonald feels the urgent [...]	2006-04-03 06:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC EAID NI
06LAGOS48	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE SITUATION SITREP #4 [...] (C) The British High Commission, in conversation with PolCouns Abuja, confirmed the identity of the person whom Reuters correspondent Tom Ashby interviewed on January 16 as British citizen Nigel Watson Clark. During the interview, the perpetrators give a two-day deadline for complying with [...]	2006-01-17 08:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR CASC NI
06LAGOS53	TRADITIONAL RULER SHARES OPINIONS ON 3RD TERM, [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Consul General and PAO, the Ooni of Ife, traditional ruler of the Yorubas and influential power broker, said that President Obasanjo was planning on leaving office after 2007 rather than undertake the arduous task of amending the constitution. The Ooni ruled [...]	2006-01-17 14:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS54	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #5 [...] (C) Post confirmed additional attacks against Shell and AGIP perpetrated since January 11. A military intelligence source confirmed an attack against Shell's Ogbotobo flow station on January 16 with an unconfirmed number of casualties. Agip also reported other attacks on January 11, one ag [...]	2006-01-17 15:47:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS56	LAGOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RESOLVES AVIATION FUEL [...] (C) Summary. Airline operators and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAAN) confirmed aviation fuel is now available (see reftel) and that tanker drivers are transporting Jet A1 fuel to fill the reservoirs at Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport. Trucks that had been impounded by the Pr [...]	2006-01-18 10:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAIR EINV PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS563	AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES: NIGERIA PROPOSAL [...] Refugees at the Oru Camp in Ogun State, Nigeria, especially women, face serious difficulties acquiring the skills necessary for successful reintegration in their home countries or for successful participation in the Nigerian local economy while they are here. The UNHCR currently partners wit [...]	2006-04-26 11:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV CVIS SMIG NI
06LAGOS58	THE TWO FACES OF RIVERS STATE [...] (C) Consul General toured numerous development projects around greater Port Harcourt during a recent visit to Rivers State. Power generation and roads are being improved around Port Harcourt. We saw government-funded housing and some evidence of micro-credit initiatives (taxi-cab operators) [...]	2006-01-18 13:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NI
06LAGOS586	PRONACO PROPOSES A NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (U) The Pro National Conference (PRONACO),a coalition of Nigerian civil society groups and ethnic nationalities, held meetings in Lagos from April 3 - 7 to begin drafting an entirely new constitution. PRONACO intends to generate public support for a national referendum to ratify this consti [...]	2006-05-03 10:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI DOMESTICPOLITICS
06LAGOS589	STICKY PICKETS: ORGANIZED LABOR MAY BECOME A [...] Nigerian organized labor is still having problems gathering the consensus necessary to initiate action on a national-scale. Since mid-March, the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has routinely postponed plans for a national picketing campaign to protest unfair labor practices. Possible reasons [...]	2006-05-03 10:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS595	EXXONMOBIL TERMINAL ATTACKED; TWO YOUTHS KILLED [...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Nigeria's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT),Akwa Ibom State, was occupied by a group of youths armed with machetes on 2 May, due to a labor dispute. Government security forces (GSF) killed two youths and wounded two others. GSF have arrested ten of the youths. The attackers briefl [...]	2006-05-03 19:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER ELAB NI
06LAGOS596	HEAD OF NORTHERN ELDERS SPEAKS ON 3RD TERM [...] (C) Summary. Former presidential aspirant and father of the Kwara State Governor, Sola Saraki, told the Consul General (CG) President Obasanjo is determined to remain in power by any means. Saraki emphasized that the 2007 election will go to one of Nigeria's more established figures--the next [...]	2006-05-04 07:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS597	BUSINESS INSIDER PROMOTES THIRD TERM AGENDA [...] (C) Prominent Yoruba businessman and Obasanjo insider Otunba Funso Lawal recently told the Consul General that the business community, particularly leading companies in the modernized sectors such as banking and telecommunications, support President Obasanjo for a third Presidential term. Sho [...]	2006-05-04 09:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS60	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #6 [...] (C) At 7:45am January 18, an anonymous caller threatened Shell's Surfer-141 boat, which guards the Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel "Sea Eagle" and was chased in the January 11 attack. The caller identified himself as the "son of the chief;" however, Shell's most l [...]	2006-01-18 17:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS605	A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NIGER DELTA MILITANT [...] (S/NF) On the morning of 11 April 2006, Lagos Acting Consul Howe, Lagos Econoff Marcinek, and Abuja Poloff Judah embarked on tour of the creeks around Warri Southwest Delta State. The tour was guided by the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities (FNDIC),members who have a close and overlapp [...]	2006-05-05 12:31:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EPAT PREL PTER CASC NI

06LAGOS606	TEXTS OF NIGER DELTA MILITANT LETTERS [...] (U) The following is the full text of the letter the chief of Oporoza village presented Conoffs. The letter lists the community's grievances against the GON and multi-national oil companies and was slightly edited for clarity. It is signed by the Oporoza secretary Lemon Gulbert. Begin te [...]	2006-05-05 12:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EPET PREL PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS607	GOVERNOR KALU BELIEVES OBASANJO THIRD TERM IS SUNK [...] (C) Abia State Governor Orji Kalu recently told the Consul General that opponents of the third term amendment have sufficient votes in the National Assembly to block Obasanjo's ambitions. Nevertheless, Kalu stated former military chiefs of state Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari and Vic [...]	2006-05-05 14:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS NI
06LAGOS61	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #7 [...] (C) Guy Colgate, Head of Shell's Crisis Management Team in Warri, said the GON was giving the kidnappers cigarettes, money, and alcohol as gestures of good will and to ensure they will not harm the captives. He said the GON describe daily interaction with the captors and an open line of com [...]	2006-01-19 07:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS626	AMCIT ASSASSINATED IN NIGER DELTA [...] (SBU) AmCit Ricky Wiginton (DPOB 4/15/55, TX, PPT#207509935 issued December 4, 2002) was shot and killed in Port Harcourt at 7:30 a.m. while driving to work today. Wiginton was employed as Operational Manager for Fluids by oil services company Baker Hughes. He had only recently been posted [...]	2006-05-10 17:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EPET PGOV ASEC NI
06LAGOS627	AMCIT KILLED IN NIGER DELTA [...] (SBU) AmCit Ricky Wiginton (DPOB 4/15/55, TX, PPT#207509935 issued December 4, 2002) was shot and killed in Port Harcourt at 7:30 a.m. while driving to work today. Wiginton was employed as Operational Manager for Fluids by oil services company Baker Hughes. He had only recently been posted [...]	2006-05-10 17:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EPET PGOV ASEC NI
06LAGOS628	ONE RELUCTANT MILITANT SPOKESMAN SPEAKS [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Consul General, former Bayelsa Information Minister Oronto Douglas downplayed his role as a spokesman for Niger Delta militants. Douglas is pessimistic the Delta commission recently established by President Obasanjo will yield viable solutions and has refused [...]	2006-05-11 08:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET CASC NI
06LAGOS644	OIL SERVICE COMPANY EXPATRIATES RELEASED AFTER [...] (U)Summary: On May 11, three expatriate workers (one Italian, one Indian, and one British) were detained by a community group around Port Harcourt. The Italian and the Indian expatriates are employed by SAIPEM, an Italian oil services company. The incident occurred at 1120 hours in the town [...]	2006-05-12 09:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EPET KHLS NI PGOV PINR PTER CASC DELTAVIOLENCE
06LAGOS645	BRIDGE TO THE PRESIDENCY? [...] (C) Summary: Lagos State Governor Bolaji Tinubu aims to build a 4.3 kilometer-long motorway linking Lekki Peninsula to the Lagos Mainland, not only to reduce traffic congestion in the Lagos Metropolitan Area, but also to increase his political capital in the run-up to the 2007 elections. The [...]	2006-05-12 10:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL CH NI
06LAGOS646	FATAL PIPELINE EXPLOSION OUTSIDE OF LAGOS [...] (SBU) An oil pipeline exploded in the Ilado area south of Lagos this morning. Apparently due to a local fuel scarcity, residents of the area attempted to break into the pipeline to pilfer oil. This attempt went awry, thus causing the explosion. Because scores of local residents were attra [...]	2006-05-12 15:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EPET PGOV ASEC NI
06LAGOS647	AMCIT MURDER & WARRI CAR BOMB SUGGEST DANGEROUS [...] (C) The apparently targeted killing of AmCit oil service company worker Ricky Wiginton on May 10 is the latest incident of violence in the volatile Niger Delta region (reftel A). Nigerian security sources say this type of willful homicidal attack on an expatriate, particularly an American, i [...]	2006-05-12 15:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS653	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE JAN TO APR [...] This is a roundup of various recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previously reported [...]	2006-05-15 08:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
06LAGOS661	ANOTHER OYO GOVERNOR DEFIES GODFATHER ADEDIBU [...] SUMMARY: (U) Oyo Governor Alao-Akala's attempt to extend his tenure through legal action has reignited political tension in Oyo state. Lamidi Adedibu, Akala's political godfather, said Akala's action violates an agreement reached when Akala became governor in January, and has vowed to resist [...]	2006-05-16 14:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI DOMESTICPOLITICS
06LAGOS664	Privatized Sugar Sector Assumes Production [...] Summary. Nigeria is expected to resume sugar production this year with a modest 40,000 tons after four consecutive years of depending exclusively on imports. Savannah Sugar Company, privatized in 2003, is expected to resume milling operations in May 2006 under a new management. Nigeria's su [...]	2006-05-17 07:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NI
06LAGOS665	NIGERIA LARGEST MARKET FOR U.S. WHEAT/RICE [...] SUMMARY: As the June 2005 - May 2006 Marketing Year comes to conclusion, Nigeria is presumed to be the number one market in the world for U.S. Wheat ahead of traditional front-runners; Japan and Mexico. For the fourth consecutive year Nigeria is the world's leading importer of U.S. hard red w [...]	2006-05-17 07:18:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV NI
06LAGOS668	IJAW ELDER WILLING TO GIVE OBASANJO'S DELTA [...] (C) Although at first opposed to the recently-established Delta Commission, Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark has agreed to Ijaw participation in the body. This agreement came as a result of an initially stormy late April meeting between Clark and Obasanjo. Clark's approval was conditioned on O [...]	2006-05-17 14:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET CASC NI
06LAGOS672	IMPORT POLICY CHANGES FALL SHORT OF COMMITMENTS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Nigeria (GON) introduced a number of modest import policy changes in attempt to improve its trade policy regime. These include: partial implementation of the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) Common External Tariffs (CET),re- introduction of Des [...]	2006-05-18 08:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD NI
06LAGOS673	NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES TO START DIRECT LAGOS-NY [...] (SBU) North American Airlines (NAA) has received final GON approval to start direct service from Lagos to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The airline plans to begin flights some time between June 26 and July 17, with the latter date being more probable. NAA informally [...]	2006-05-18 10:10:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV PREL KFRD ATRA NI
06LAGOS689	THIRD TERM DEFEAT TRIGGERS EUPHORIA AMONG SOUTHERN [...] (C) The demise of the third term amendment has most southern politicians happier than they have been in months. Many believe the President will not easily accept defeat and will search for another device to extend his presidency. Cynics believe he will foment or encourage unrest, particularly [...]	2006-05-20 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS69	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #8 [...] (C) Tidex received an answer to the e-mail they sent out to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) (ref A). The e-mail reiterated MEND's defensive warning that no rescue action should be taken and that any person found with a Nigerian soldier would be considered a soldi [...]	2006-01-19 18:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS690	THIRD TERM DEFEAT TRIGGERS EUPHORIA AMONG SOUTHERN [...] (C) The demise of the third term amendment has most southern politicians happier than they have been in months. Many believe the President will not easily accept defeat and will search for another device to extend his presidency. Cynics believe he will foment or encourage unrest, particularly [...]	2006-05-20 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI THIRDTERM
06LAGOS70	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #9 [...] (C) At 22:00 January 19, Chris Jones, Tidex Operations Manager in Port Harcourt (PH),spoke with all four hostages, starting with Nigel Watson Clark, the British Ecodrill employee. Clark told him that AmCit Pat Landry was not well. He said constant movement, mosquitoes, and diarrhoea were ta [...]	2006-01-20 10:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS701	SENIOR BAYELSA OFFICIAL SEES MILITANTS AS A [...] (C) Summary: During a series of April 28-29 discussions with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary of State Government, Dr. Godknows Igali, described militant activity in the Delta region as an inchoate "civil insurrection" that promised to expand. He emphasized the Ijaw militants re [...]	2006-05-23 11:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LAGOS702	NDLEA CHAIRMAN GIADE DISCUSSES U.S. TRIP [...] (C) DEA CA Sam Gaye met Nigerian National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman Ahmadu Giade on May 22. Giade wanted to discuss the planned trip by the GON counter narcotics delegation led by the Attorney General, to the U.S. The May 22 meeting was attended by NDLEA's Director of Prosecutio [...]	2006-05-23 17:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR NI NARCOTICS
06LAGOS714	SENATOR DANJUMA TALKS ABOUT OBASANJO THIRD TERM [...] (C) During a May 22 conversation, Edo State Senator Daisy Danjuma gave a Senate insider's view of President Obasanjo's failed last-ditch efforts to garner her support for his third term bid. Obasanjo personally pleaded with her and her husband, Obasanjo's former Defense Minister, for support. [...]	2006-05-25 14:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI THIRDTERM
06LAGOS720	PRESIDENT TO RESHUFFLE CABINET AND PDP AFTER THIRD [...] (C) Transcorp Director and Obasanjo insider Otunba Funso Lawal told the Consul General the President, stung by the third term amendment defeat, was planning to reshuffle his cabinet and the PDP machinery to reward the faithful and to bruise the indifferent and disloyal. By these moves, Obasa [...]	2006-05-26 15:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI THIRDTERM
06LAGOS726	DEA VISIT TO GUINEA BISSAU [...] (C) DEA CA Sam Gaye visited Guinea-Bissau, May 18-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit was to meet Bissau-Guinean counter-narcotics officials to discuss trafficking trends, share intelligence, and provide the Judicial Police (PJ) with drug test kits. The PJ pleaded for more resources. The A [...]	2006-05-30 11:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER ASEC NI PU NARCOTICS
06LAGOS74	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #10 [...] (U) An Ecodrill representative attempted to set up a delivery of medicine to sick AmCit Patrick Landry at 14:00 on January 20. Post will monitor future communication to learn whether the delivery arrived. 2. (U) The kidnappers initiated at least 5 separate contacts between the night of [...]	2006-01-20 17:47:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS741	IF ANOTHER HOSTAGE CRISIS COMES - FEST COMPOSITION [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See paragraphs 7 through 11. 2. (U) NOTE: This cable was drafted prior to the hostage-taking of 0330 hrs on 2 June 2006. 3. (C) Given the roiled conditions of the Niger Delta, another hostage situation is possible within the next few months. W [...]	2006-06-02 07:46:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL CASC EPET PGOV NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS743	THE NIGER DELTA: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] SUMMARY (C) (Note: This cable was drafted prior to the latest hostage-taking which occurred off the coast of Bayelsa State during the early morning hours of June 2. A more detailed report of that incident will be provided Septel. At this juncture, most of the evidence suggests this hostage [...]	2006-06-02 13:20:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LAGOS753	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #2 [...] (C) The Hostages: The eight hostages were allowed to contact their families last night (June 2) using AmCit Texas Richards' satellite phone. All remain in good health, and have not been subjected to any mistreatment. Food, toiletries, a satellite phone battery and charger, and some medicin [...]	2006-06-03 15:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS764	NIGERIA: HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (C) All eight expat hostages were released in good condition Sunday by 11:30am. The eight were flown from Port Harcourt to Lagos yesterday afternoon and given medical examinations, and then flown out of Lagos via British Airways last night at 11:45pm. London was notified that AmCit Texas Ri [...]	2006-06-05 10:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS774	NIGERIA: JUNE 2-4 HOSTAGE-TAKING - ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Released AmCit hostage Texas Richards confirmed the weekend hostage-taking was primarily a local community-based incident. Richards said the hostage-takers were local villagers armed with older, poorly-maintained weapons. The hostages were held in Duwumi village (Ekeremor local governme [...]	2006-06-07 15:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS775	SHELL GAS PLANT ATTACKED: SOME DEATHS; 5 KOREAN, 1 [...] (SBU) A Shell Petroleum Development Company gas plant in Chawthorne Channel, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was attacked Wednesday, June 7 at 0100. Press reported between five and nine deaths among government security forces when armed assailants attacked their houseboat. Military sources [...]	2006-06-07 16:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PTER KHLS PINR KS NI DELTAVIOLENCE
06LAGOS787	JUNE 9 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY [...] This is the initial edition of what will be a biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in ot [...]	2006-06-09 11:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI DELTAVIOLENCE
06LAGOS790	REQUEST FOR DHS PRESENCE FOR START OF NORTH [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 12. 2. (U) The Charge d' Affaires has approved this message. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. North American Airlines received final approvals to begin scheduled service on the Lagos-New York route beginning July 17. Post believes that document and identity [...]	2006-06-09 14:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS ASEC EAIR NI
06LAGOS793	NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES JULY 17 INAUGURAL FLIGHT [...] (SBU) On June 9, the North American Airlines (NAA) Nigeria Country Manager, Henry Seymour, confirmed to Econoff the airline plans to begin its first direct flight from Lagos Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on July 17. Seymou [...]	2006-06-12 14:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT EAIR EINV KFRD PREL NI
06LAGOS80	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #11 [...] (C) Overnight, the reporters for Reuters and Bloomberg received information from "oil industry sources" that AMCIT Pat Landry died. The Reuters reporter, through direct contact with kidnappers, later confirmed that the report was false. Although neither the Reuters or Bloomberg journalist pu [...]	2006-01-21 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS800	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, APRIL - MAY 2006 [...] Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported the lowest inflation figures in 10 years with a drop from 10.7 percent in January to 7.9 percent in February. Inter- bank interest rates also declined significantly as the system experienced a liquidity ease following release of monthly sta [...]	2006-06-13 08:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
06LAGOS802	CONNECTED OILMAN'S TAKE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK [...] (C) Politically attuned oilman Leno Adesina predicted Vice President Atiku and his allies in the National Assembly will launch impeachment proceedings against Obasanjo in an effort to keep the shaken President on his defensive haunches. However, Adesina claims unity among Obasanjo opponents [...]	2006-06-14 10:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS807	ATIKU CAMP THINKS IT HAS MOMENTUM AFTER THIRD TERM [...] (C) Sources close to Vice President Atiku believe President Obasanjo's third term loss has strengthened Atiku's presidential chances. They told the Consul General (CG) that numerous politicians, including many People's Democratic Party (PDP) governors who toed the party line supporting the th [...]	2006-06-15 06:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS81	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #12 [...] (C) Econoff, Tidex operations manager, and an HMG official met five representatives allegedly acting for the kidnappers and negotiating with Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan. Four of the representatives willingly spoke with Econoff. They said the captives were healthy, and they hop [...]	2006-01-22 15:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS82	BREAKING NEWS APPEARS POSITIVE, BUT DOUBTS REMAIN [...] (C) The committee set up to negotiate the release of the Tidex hostages (reftels) met today and announced progress in identifying the kidnappers, and again promised a positive outcome to the crisis in short order. The Bayelsa Governor, as chairman of the group, provided photographs of the h [...]	2006-01-22 17:29:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS84	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #13 [...] (C) The State Secretary to the Government (SSG) of Bayelsa State said an arrangement had been made with the kidnappers to release the hostages at Sagbama, a point near the Delta State border. He said the kidnappers had altered their demands and now requested more infrastructure building in [...]	2006-01-23 14:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS851	AMCIT JOURNALIST RELEASED BY NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Freelance AMCIT photojournalist Edmond Kashi, in Nigeria on assignment for National Geographic, was released today after being detained by the GON for five days. Both the CG and Deputy Consul spoke with him by phone and verified he is well. Kashi is currently in Port Harcourt, Rivers [...]	2006-06-19 18:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EPET ASEC PHUM NI
06LAGOS866	ASSEMBLY MEMBER RECOUNTS THIRD TERM DEFEAT [...] (C) Representative Temi Harriman (PDP - Delta State) of the National Assembly told the Consul General bribes and strong-arm tactics whittled at but did not break the opposition that defeated the President's third term push. Harriman suspects there will be additional attempts to extend Obasanj [...]	2006-06-20 14:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS867	TRANSCORP BIDDING FOR NITEL [...] (C) Several telecommunication sources told us President Obasanjo is encouraging bidders for Nigeria's state-owned telecommunications company Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) to enter into joint partnership with Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN). Insiders state TCN neither has [...]	2006-06-20 14:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS873	ONITSHA VIOLENCE;CURFEW IMPOSED [...] (SBU) Violent clashes during the past few days in Onitsha involving the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign Sate of Biafra (MASSOB),the police, the Anambra Vigilante Service (AVS),and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) left at least 12 confirmed deaths, many [...]	2006-06-20 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS874	NITEL STRIKE ENDS JUNE 19 [...] (U) On June 19, employees of Nigeria's state-owned telecommunications company, Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL),resumed work after a two-week strike. Landline and cellular telephone service in Abuja and Lagos has returned to its normal, albeit uneven, quality. National Association [...]	2006-06-20 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06LAGOS880	TWO PHILIPPINE EXPATRIATES KIDNAPPED IN PORT [...] (SBU) Two Philippine expatriate oil workers were kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on June 20. Vice Consul Randy Arquiza of the Philippine Embassy confirmed the incident, identifying the hostages as Pacifico Gajo and Joseph Docdolero. Both are employees of Beaufort International, a [...]	2006-06-21 15:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS885	REQUEST FOR DHS PRESENCE FOR START OF NORTH [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 12. 2. (U) The Charge d' Affaires has approved this message. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. North American Airlines received final approvals to begin scheduled service on the Lagos-New York route beginning July 17. Post believes that document and identity [...]	2006-06-22 05:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS ASEC EAIR NI
06LAGOS889	LAGOS GOVERNOR TO THROW HAT INTO PRESIDENTIAL RING [...] (C) Summary: During a June 11 meeting Lagos State Governor Tinubu told the Consul General he will soon announce his presidential candidacy while still exploring the possibility of being the junior partner on a ticket with Vice President Atiku or former military head-of-state Muhammadu Buhari [...]	2006-06-23 09:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS892	ATIKU CAMP COLLECTING SIGNATURES TO IMPEACH [...] (C) Summary. On June 19, Special Assistant to Kwara State Governor Saraki, Babatunde Morakinyo, told Econoff the Atiku camp was secretly collecting signatures from House of Assembly members to begin impeachment proceedings against President Obasanjo. Morakinyo said Atiku was also collecting [...]	2006-06-23 11:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS9	LAND TENURE REFORM NEEDED FOR REAL ESTATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian housing/real estate sector is cumbersome, costly, and has not been the catalyst for growth and private sector activity that it should be. Primary reasons for the inefficiency of this sector are that the laws and regulations governing conveyance and registration of [...]	2006-01-04 15:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EIND KCOR EAID PGOV NI
06LAGOS90	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #14 [...] (C) Econoff reports Bayelsa State officials continue to portray the hostages' release as imminent, and tell him the hostages may be released between about 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. tonight. He reports officials in Yenagoa are upbeat and confident regarding their information sources. The usual rep [...]	2006-01-24 17:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS905	PHILIPPINE HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (SBU) On June 25, Philippine Vice-Consul Arquiza informed us about the release of the two Philippine oil workers (reftel) who were kidnapped on June 20. The Philippine hostages were released into the custody of Vice- Consul Arquiza at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Aft [...]	2006-06-26 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PETER CASC NI
06LAGOS91	MULTIPLE ATTACKS ON AGIP FACILITIES; NINE POLICE [...] (U) Late afternoon on January 24, Agip's Port Harcourt headquarters was attacked and a bank on the premises was robbed. Eyewitnesses described the attackers as 30 youths dressed as police, traveling in speedboats, who immediately began a firefight with police. Nine policemen and 2 civilian [...]	2006-01-24 17:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS912	JUNE 23 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY [...] This is the biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previ [...]	2006-06-29 09:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS913	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS THROUGH JUNE [...] (U) Following is a roundup of political items from the Lagos Consular district, Southern Nigeria, through June 2006. --------------------------------------------- -- National - Indictment to Block Atiku Candidacy? --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (C) Prominent attorne [...]	2006-06-29 14:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS935	PDP RECONCILIATION ATTEMPT FAILS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) The Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) National Executive Committee's (NEC) efforts to mend divisions exacerbated by the struggle over the third term amendment have failed in the south so far. Key invitees failed to appear at the zonal reconciliation meetings in the South-West, and boycotts [...]	2006-07-05 12:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI
06LAGOS936	TRANSOCEAN DRILLING RIG INVADED; 86 STAFF BEING [...] (C) Managing Director Kevin Wink of U.S. firm, Transocean Inc., confirmed armed community members invaded a Transocean rig, Trident 8, offshore Bayelsa State on the evening of July 3. Approximately 86 expatriate and Nigerian staff have remained locked down since then, and are being evacuate [...]	2006-07-05 16:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS943	SHELL DUTCH CONTRACTOR SEIZED IN BAYELSA STATE; [...] (C) Security contacts at Shell confirmed armed local residents today kidnapped a Dutch national from Shell's Gbaran gas gathering plant, Bayelsa State, located near the state capital Yenegoa. The hostage is an employee of Shell contractor Westminster Dredging, a U.K.-based company. As yet, [...]	2006-07-06 18:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS956	DUTCH HOSTAGE RELEASED SAFELY [...] (SBU) Officials from Shell and the Dutch Mission confirmed the release of Dutch hostage (reftel) Michael Llos after five days of captivity. Llos is at Government House in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, whre he being assisted by a Dutch Consular officer and representatives from his employer, Westmi [...]	2006-07-10 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER NI
06LAGOS962	ARIK AIR - POLITICS TAKES WINGS [...] (C) Summary. Arik Air, financed by Rivers State Governor Peter Odili, is set to begin regional and international operations July 29. Aviation Ministry officials and competitor private airline executives claim the airline has the political and financial clout to become Nigeria's second nation [...]	2006-07-11 11:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
06LAGOS98	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #15 [...] (C) Ecodrill Country Manager Peter Quiatkowski's intermediaries provided photos and audio of Nigel Watson-Clarke from their visit to the kidnappers' camp. Morale of their young yet heavily-armed captors may be waning in the face of the arrest of their two leaders and fear that a big payoff ma [...]	2006-01-25 20:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS983	MILITANTS ATTACK CHEVRON CONVOY [...] (C) Senior Chevron Nigeria management confirmed approximately 25 militants in five boats attacked a six-vessel Chevron convoy in the Chanomi Creek area around Warri South-East Local Government, Delta State, the night of July 12. Five Nigerian Government Joint Task Force (JTF) gun boats were [...]	2006-07-13 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS99	AGIP AND RECENT NIGER DELTA ATTACKS DEMONSTRATE [...] (SBU) A Shell contact provided additional details on the AGIP attack today during the daily hostage crisis response group meeting (reftel B). He indicated the attackers approached the AGIP compound on the creek side at about 1400 hours in two speedboats. The boats docked at the jetty, wher [...]	2006-01-26 07:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS991	AGIP PIPELINE BLOWN, BUT EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Press reported two Nigerian AGIP Oil Company (NAOC) pipelines in different locations in Bayelsa State were damaged by explosions on July 12. One is at the Clough Creek flow station, Tebidaba, and the other in Lagosgbene, Brass Local Governent. A senior AGIP executive told us the inci [...]	2006-07-14 16:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LIBREVILLE150	RAINFOREST AND GORILLAS IN E. NIGERIA/W. CAMEROON [...] REO and Abuja Econoff travelled to sites in Cross River State (Eastern Nigeria) in mid-February for meetings with conservation NGOs and local government officials, including the state governor, Donald Duke. This area has notably rich biodiversity, including the last rainforest in Nigeria, se [...]	2006-03-06 10:53:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID NI CM
06MAPUTO377	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:33:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC UNSC LI MZ NI SL
06MEXICO7055	AMBASSADOR MAISTO CALLS ON SRE OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Mexico City December 13-14, USOAS Ambassador John Maisto met separately with outgoing SRE Undersecretary for Latin America Jorge Chen Charpentier and his successor, Geronimo Gutierrez Fernandez. Chen offered a readout of the recent South American summit in [...]	2006-12-22 19:15:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OAS MX VE CI BR BL CU NI
06NDJAMENA460	CHAD: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Emboff met acting MFA Europe-America officer Kama Dounia March 28 to make delivery (orally in French, written in English) of ref demarche urging Chad not to accept Charles Taylor if he attempted to flee to Chad, to cooperate fully with the UN and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and t [...]	2006-03-28 16:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNSC CD LI NI KAWC XA XY
06PARIS1335	FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART I [...] Answers below are keyed to section and para numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Kim Baker, bakerke@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 80 hours. FS-1 Deputy Political Counselor: 4 hours [...]	2006-03-03 11:26:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI
06PARIS1338	FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART II [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 11:28:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI
06PARIS2067	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick on March 10 discussed Sudan, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, and the possible transfer of Charles Taylor from Nigeria to the Netherlands via Sierra Leone, with the French Presidency's Africa advisor, Michel de Bonnecorse. On Sudan, the two sides expressed [...]	2006-03-30 13:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SU CD IV BN LI NI FR
06PARIS2260	FRANCE/WEST AFRICA: AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER'S MFA [...] (C) Summary: AF/W Director Carter clarified U.S. views on addressing security needs in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire in an April 3 meeting with MFA Acting A/S-Equivalent for Africa Affairs Barbier and DAS-Equivalent Foucher. Carter explained the significance in Monrovia of the Nigerian UNMIL com [...]	2006-04-06 13:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KFLU GV NI IV LI FR
06PRAGUE1398	CZECH MFA SOLICITS INFORMAL U.S. OPINION ON FOUR [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Czech Government is considering granting permission for Czech export companies to begin to negotiate sales of several radar and similar systems to Indonesia, Ecuador, Nigeria, and Vietnam. If future applications are made for export licenses for the VERA, the Czech MFA inten [...]	2006-11-09 12:04:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP NI EC ID VM
06ROME428	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA [...] From February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the current situation in Nigeria. 2. In these discussions, Lubroth reported the following: -- Two children are suspected of having contracted the virus. A WHO assessment arrives [...]	2006-02-13 12:17:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME430	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA [...] From February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the current situation in Nigeria. 2. In these discussions, Lubroth reported the following: -- Two children are suspected of having contracted the virus. A WHO assessment team ar [...]	2006-02-13 12:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME435	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ITALY, IRAQ, [...] Based on communications today between USMISSION UN Rome staff and Dr. Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, FAO will conduct a press conference on February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The message that will be relayed will include the following: 2. On the Government of Italy's efforts: -- FAO [...]	2006-02-13 15:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME464	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES [...] On February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Europe in general (with a primary focus on Italy),and future preparations for Latin America/Caribbean. Samuel Jutzi, Director of FAO's Animal Product [...]	2006-02-15 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME626	AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO DISCUSSIONS ON INCIDENT [...] Summary: In discussions over the past week, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth and Senior Operations Officer Cristina Amaral updated us on FAO activities to combat Avian Influenza (AI). FAO senior management is acting to remove management constraints by: a) instituting a special wai [...]	2006-03-01 16:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO BG BM CB EG ID KE LA ML NI VM FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANJOSE444	"MORAL POWER:" ARIAS AND NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) National security in an Oscar Arias administration will be pursued at three levels: (1) Internationally, Arias will use his prestige as a Nobel laureate to be an advocate for multilateralism, international law, and disarmament. (2) At home the principal external security issues will be [...]	2006-02-24 21:13:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MASS SNAR SMIG SOCI PBTS NI CS
06SANTODOMINGO287	ALEMAN DEMARCHE TRIGGERS PLEDGE OF ACTION, BUT [...] (SBU) The issue of Nicaraguan - Dominican cooperation in investigating the movement of funds laundered by Nicaraguan ex-president Aleman is long-standing, with a USG-brokered meeting between Dominican and Nicaraguan Attorney Generals occurring as early as June 2005. Poloff discussed the case [...]	2006-01-26 13:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR DR NI
06USUNNEWYORK1157	SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]	2006-06-06 23:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK563	BAKASSI BORDER ISSUE: DEMARCHE AND UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary-General's Executive Director for Political Affairs Carlos Lopes and Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdullah briefed Acting Polcouns on sensitive efforts underway to resolve the Bakassi border issue. Lopes said SY [...]	2006-03-23 00:53:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINR PINS PREL CM NI UN
06USUNNEWYORK604	NIGERIA: CEDAW CANDIDACY [...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mrs. Saudatu Mahdi Magajiya Shehu for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term [...]	2006-03-27 14:41:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM NI
06USUNNEWYORK614	NIGERIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]	2006-03-28 15:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN NI
06USUNNEWYORK642	AFRICAN TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UK LORD TRIESMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 20 Ambassador Bolton met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lord SIPDIS Triesman to discuss Horn of Africa issues - namely Sudan, Ethiopia/Eritrea and Somalia - as well as the Great Lakes region (in particular the DRC),Charles Taylor and Z [...]	2006-03-30 21:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET NI PGOV SO SU ZI KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK835	UNSC/SUDAN: PALLOR HANGS OVER MEMBERS' ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At an April 18 open briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),African Union (AU) Special Envoy to the Abuja Peace Talks Salim Ahmed Salim, with what seemed like a false sense of security and optimism, proclaimed Darfur peace negotiations to be in the 'ho [...]	2006-04-24 13:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CD NI PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK889	UNSC/SUDAN: CONGO FEELS NO SENSE OF URGENCY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. April 26 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations witnessed a veritable face-off on Darfur. In one corner was Congolese Permanent Representative (PR) and representative of the African Union (AU) Chairmanship Ikouebe, who, under obvious pressure from Paris [...]	2006-04-28 19:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CD NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC ZF KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK890	UNSC/SUDAN: COUNCIL ADOPTS SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) In an April 25 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution imposing on four Sudanese individuals the targeted sanctions (travel ban and assets freeze) authorized by UNSCR 1591 (2005). The vote count was 12 in favor and three abstentions (China, Qatar, [...]	2006-04-28 19:08:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK944	UN ON SUDAN: 'PLEASE GIVE US MONEY' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Secretary-General (SYG) Annan hosted a May 4 meeting of the Group of Friends of Darfur to drum financial support for the humanitarian assistance program in Darfur, which, according OCHA U/SYG Egeland, is facing a $500 million funding shortfall. DPKO A/SYG [...]	2006-05-10 20:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NI PGOV PREL SU UNSC
07ABUJA1007	ILEA GABORONE - Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents [...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and National Agency on Prohibition of Traffic in Persons respectively are nominated to attend the above referenced ILEA Training. Tanko Nuhu DOB - 09 January 1962 Gender - Male Ra [...]	2007-05-22 14:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1012	NIGERIA ELECTION AFTERMATH: FURTHER SUGGESTIONS [...] (C) As both international and domestic observers reported, the April elections took place in a political environment of manipulation, bribery, intimidation and outright fraud. Independent observers (including IRI and NDI) have been clear in their assessments of the shortcomings of the electi [...]	2007-05-22 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA102	ECOWAS ELECTIONS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Summary: ECOWAS has established an Electoral Assistance Unit within its Commission for Political Affairs, Defense, and Security. The unit is preparing to field assesment teams to seven presidential and legislative elections in the subregion in 2007, including Nigeria's April polls. Form [...]	2007-01-18 13:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1020	A/S FRAZER VISIT UPDATE [...] (U) U.S. Embassy Abuja warmly welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and AF SIPDIS Special Assistant Fatuma Sanneh, who will visit Nigeria May 28-30 for the Presidential Inauguration. Country clearance information and a scenesetter will be transmitted sep [...]	2007-05-23 13:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA OVIP NI
07ABUJA1056	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S MAY 28-30 [...] (C) U.S. Embassy Abuja warmly welcomes Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and SIPDIS Special Assistant Fatuma Sanneh, who will visit Nigeria for the May 29 presidential inauguration. Your trip comes during a time of political tension and confusion. The April 1 [...]	2007-05-25 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NI
07ABUJA1057	IMAM ATTACKED BY WORSHIPPERS AT KADUNA MOSQUE [...] (U) BBC radio reported that the Imam at the Suleiman Bello Mosque in Kaduna, one of the city's prominent mosques, was attacked and beaten by worshippers at the Friday prayers on May 18. 2. (C) A contact from Kaduna who was at the mosque described the incident to PolCouns as politically [...]	2007-05-25 13:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1065	PDP POLICY RALLY FOR THE NEWLY ELECTED [...] (C) On May 19, Poloff attended the PDP Policy Retreat for the newly elected members of the PDP held in Abuja at the International Conference Center. The Keynote speaker was former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and current lobbyist/chairman of Goodworks International Andrew Young. The [...]	2007-05-30 13:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1081	NIGERIAN REQUEST FOR A MEETING BY PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA WITH [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Ambassador to the U.S., George Obiozor and President Yar'Adua's Special Advisor Benjamin Ademola "Danny" Adebiyi meet with the Ambassador at their request on May 31. They asked that President Bush meet with President Yar'Adua, "if only for two minutes" on the margins [...]	2007-06-01 08:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM NI

07ABUJA1091	NIGERIA: LABOR/CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES ON INAUGURATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A two-day nationwide strike to protest the outcome of the April elections had limited impact on the Nigerian political situation. While there were no street protests in Abuja, police in Lagos and Benin City disrupted rallies by members of the Labor and Civil Society Coalition ( [...]	2007-06-01 12:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KLAB NI
07ABUJA112	CHIEFS OF MISSION ON ELECTIONS, DELTA SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 17, the Ambassador met with a small group of Chiefs of Mission (COMs) to discuss preparations and outlook for the April elections and the security situation in the Delta. All present agreed that preparation for a credible April election is deficient, though it was no [...]	2007-01-18 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA113	SPOT REPORT: DAILY TRUST DIRECTOR ARRESTED FOR [...] (U) Local media are reporting on January 17-18 that Mallam Muhammed Bello Ilyas Damagun was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on January 16 on charges of terrorism. He is a director of the company which publishes the Daily Trust Newspaper. He is alleged to run a terrorist organ [...]	2007-01-19 08:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PTER PHUM PGOV NI
07ABUJA1153	President Yar'Adua's First Appointments [...] Summary: President Yar'Adua made some of the first official appointments to his government on May 30. He announced that Ambassador Babagana Kingibe is the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),while Major-General Abdullahi Mohammed retains the post of Chief of Staff and Ma [...]	2007-06-07 13:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS NI
07ABUJA1155	NIGERIA: LABOR LEADERS EXPLAIN POST-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Adulwaheed Ibrahim Omar and President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Peter Esele told Poloff they had made a conscious decision not to call their union members into the street following the April elections. The labor leaders soug [...]	2007-06-07 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA1157	NIGERIA: SENATOR NELSON MEETS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 2, Senator Bill Nelson met with Nigerian newly-elected President Umaru Musa Yar'adua. Yar'adua said that poverty alleviation is a priority in his administration in order to stop the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. He looked forward to greater intelligence cooperation b [...]	2007-06-08 07:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET ENGR PTER NI
07ABUJA1158	ECOWAS: PROGRESS ON AGRICULTURAL HARMONIZATION [...] Summary: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states met on May 16-18 to discuss harmonization of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations for ECOWAS non- West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). Participants agreed that the signed UEMOA regulation should be [...]	2007-06-08 10:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD EAGR ECON EAID NI ECOWAS
07ABUJA1162	AMBASSADORIAL MEETING WITH NSA MUKHTAR ON HOSTAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to their request, Nigerian National Security Advisor General Abdullahi Mukhtar convened a meeting of Ambassadors from countries currently affected by hostage taking in the Niger Delta. He stressed that the GON knows the identities of the expatriates in captivity and [...]	2007-06-08 11:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PTER NI
07ABUJA1163	NIGERIA INL PROJECT PROPOSAL: TRAINING RELATED TO REDUCING [...] Summary. Embassy Abuja submits this proposal to obtain funds from the 2007 IPR Enforcement Training Funds Program, per reftel A. Embassy Abuja proposes a training program in Nigeria for officials from the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC),the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commissi [...]	2007-06-08 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD NI
07ABUJA1165	NIGERIA RESPONDS TO MERCURY DEMARCHE [...] Six months after reftel demarche was delivered, the Nigerian government has responded to the request on mercury issues at the 24th session of the U.N. Environment Program's Governing Council that took place February 5-9, 2007. 2. The following is the text of the Diplomatic Note from the GON: [...]	2007-06-08 12:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EMIN PREL ECON NI
07ABUJA1169	A/S FRAZER'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH NIGERIAN CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer met on May 29 with representatives of civil society groups that had been involved in the 2007 elections. While the participants disagreed amongst themselves on many of the issues surrounding the elections, they agreed that the Nigerian electorate had been, in effect, [...]	2007-06-11 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1170	SENATOR SARAKI OFFERS VIEWS ON YAR,ADUA, NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with Kwara Senator Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) June 6 to discuss her views on the April elections, the Yar'adua administration, and the events leading up to the inaugural session of the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS). Senator Sara [...]	2007-06-11 15:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA122	NIGERIA: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The following information is Nigeria's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domest [...]	2007-01-19 10:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC USTR NI
07ABUJA123	NIGERIA: HALF OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS REGISTERED [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 35 million voters as of January 18. However, IFES has serious concerns about data quality and the transfer of data from 40,000 registration machines into a central database to form the voters roll. [...]	2007-01-19 12:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA1238	PAY HIKE FOR YAR'ADUA, TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC),which monitors withdrawals from the Federation Account, recommends revenue sharing agreements across the three tiers of government, and recommends salaries and other allowances for public officials announced a new Consolidated [...]	2007-06-13 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1252	SIXTH NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's National Assembly, which began its sixth session on June 5, faces high turnover in its ranks. NASS leadership elections held to the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) geopolitical zoning formula, with Benue Senator David Mark elected as Senate President and Osun Represent [...]	2007-06-15 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1257	HRC: NIGERIA CONCURS IN THEORY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 13:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC NI
07ABUJA1258	NIGERIAN PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 13:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	XA KSUM PREL NI
07ABUJA1262	NIGERIA: EX-IM BANK ABUJA VISIT [...] Summary. ExIm Bank officials visited Abuja June 11, 2007 to assess the banking sector and country risk. They visited the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),and the Debt Management Office (DMO). They had further meetings [...]	2007-06-18 08:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1263	NIGERIA: SEN. NELSON MEETS WITH OIL EXECS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During Senator Nelson's June 1 meeting with John Chaplin, Managing Director of ExxonMobil in Nigeria (EM) and Anne Pickard, Regional Executive Vice President for Shell Exploration and Production in Africa, the executives lamented that criminal gangs have slowed oil production and [...]	2007-06-18 09:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENGR EPET PREL PGOV PTER NI
07ABUJA1265	AF A/S FRAZER'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH NIGERIA PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with A/S Frazer, newly inaugurated President Yar'Adua said he would reform Nigeria's flawed electoral system and continue his predecessor's economic reforms. He has established peace and security in the Delta as a first priority of his administration. He in [...]	2007-06-18 11:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER NI
07ABUJA1276	DOKUBO-ASARI RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL BAIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Federal High Court on June 14 released Niger Delta militant leader and Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari on conditional bail based on his deteriorating health. This decision reverses the Nigerian Supreme Court's June 8 ruling that [...]	2007-06-18 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA1278	NIGERIA: LABOR TO COMMENCE NATIONAL STRIKE JUNE 20 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced on June 18 that they will call on member unions to initiate an indefinite national strike beginning at midnight on June 20. Talks between the GON and the union confederations ende [...]	2007-06-18 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB NI
07ABUJA1281	THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BRIGIDIER - NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: This cable provides biographical details for selected Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) members. Top leaders of the sixth NASS include Senate President David Mark, Speaker of the House of Representatives Patricia Etteh, and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. They are all P [...]	2007-06-19 08:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA1294	NIGERIA: GON/LABOR NEGOTIATE TO 12TH HOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following negotiations into the night on June 18 and again on the morning of June 19, labor leaders have gained three of their demands and the GON has met them in the middle on the fourth. The GON agreed to lower the fuel price to 70 Naira per liter, not the previous price of [...]	2007-06-19 15:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM NI
07ABUJA1302	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE -- SITREP #1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated a national labor strike at midnight on the morning on June 20. Oil companies report that essential personnel have reported for work and there is no impact as of yet on production. Airports closed in Abuj [...]	2007-06-20 13:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG EAIR NI
07ABUJA1303	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #2 [...] (SBU) The national labor strike continues as of close of business June 20. NLC General Secretary John Odah told Poloff the NLC and GON will hold an informal meeting in the evening. NLC, TUC and the GON are scheduled to meet again formally at 10 AM on June 21. The strike will continue tomorr [...]	2007-06-20 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG EIAR NI
07ABUJA131	NIGERIA ELECTION SNAPSHOTS #4 [...] (SBU) This cable is the fourth in a series of elections snapshots designed to provide a sense of the local environment in the run up to the elections planned for April 2007. In-depth information will continue to be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interestin [...]	2007-01-23 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1317	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) The national labor strike continues June 21 and it appears Nigeria is headed for a third day of striking. The meeting between labor leaders and the GON which was scheduled for 10 AM June 21 did not/not take place. According to NLC Deputy General Secretary Olaitan Oyerinde, it was clear [...]	2007-06-21 14:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1319	NIGERIA: STRIKE POSES CONCERN FOR GON AND LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the national labor strike finishes its second day, the GON appears to have dug in its heals on capitulating further to labor's demands. For its part, labor appears intransigent and may be changing its bottom line negotiating position (Ref. A). If so, the unions stand to lose [...]	2007-06-21 16:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1320	NIGERIA STRUGGLES TO MEET AMISOM COMMITMENTS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: The Nigerian military battalion designated to serve in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) is under-manned, under-equipped, and under-trained. The military leadership does not say, and probably does not know, when its troops will be AMISOM-ready. While the USG has s [...]	2007-06-21 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO NI
07ABUJA1326	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #4 [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) As Nigeria enters Day Three of the national labor strike, fuel availability and transportation remain critical problems. Though the strike remains peaceful, road blocks (some set up by labor sympathizers and others by groups of hoodlums) have been reported in Jos, Gombe, Kano [...]	2007-06-22 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1327	NIGERIAN ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met on June 19 with the Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Dr. Lateef Adegbite to discuss Nigerian Islamic leadership support for President Yar'Adua and Nigeria's participation in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),[...]	2007-06-22 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA1342	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #5 [...] (SBU) Labor unions and the GON reached agreement late on June 23 (Day Four of the strike),with the strike officially ending at midnight that night. The agreement followed a reported intervention by President Yar'adua. In public statements immediately following the announcement of an agreeme [...]	2007-06-25 14:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1344	STATUS OF REFORMS IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING SECTOR [...] Summary. Key elements of the Land Use Act, which are major obstacles to housing reforms, will require a constitutional amendment to change. President Yar'Adua is eager to create an enabling environment for the housing sector. Key amendments proposed to housing-related legislation were not pass [...]	2007-06-26 08:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
07ABUJA1350	NORTHERN UNION PUSHES UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary General of the Northern Union (NU) Dr. Ibrahim Lame met with PolOff on June 22 to discuss NU pressure on recent presidential aspirants Muhammadu Buhari (ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar (AC) to join a proposed government of national unity with President Umaru Yar'Adua. While no [...]	2007-06-26 13:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
07ABUJA1353	NIGERIA: CURRENT DEBT PROFILE AND FUTURE DEBT PLANS [...] Summary. On June 11, Econ and EXIM bank officers met with Nigeria's Debt Management Office (DMO). The Government of Nigeria's (GON) external debt as of March 2007 stood at $3.287 billion, of which 87% was held by multilateral institutions. Domestic debt totaled 1.87 trillion naira ($14.7 bi [...]	2007-06-26 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1366	NIGERIA: 2007 STRIKE INDICATIVE OF NEW PARADIGM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2007 national labor strike (reftels) differed in some significant ways from other Nigerian national labor strikes. In particular, the 2007 strike was well-managed within the labor movement, was non-violent and resulted in a win-win agreement between the government and the la [...]	2007-06-27 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG NI
07ABUJA1367	NIGERIA: LABOR STRIKE HITS ECONOMY HARD [...] Summary. The four-day nationwide strike that ended on June 23 impacted the Nigerian economy negatively in diverse ways. Many businesses were completely paralyzed; important government and business operations were suspended; and most commerce via ports was shut down. With fuel unavailable fo [...]	2007-06-27 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB NI
07ABUJA1368	OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TALKS HOSTAGES, DELTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs on June 8 met with a representative of Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) to discuss the events leading up to the June 2 release of six CNL employees kidnapped on May 1 in Bayelsa State. The representative indicated Bayelsa State officials leaned heavily on CNL for supplies and l [...]	2007-06-28 08:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR ENRG NI
07ABUJA1376	NIGERIA: ELECTRICITY GENERATION UPDATE [...] Summary. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Agency (NERC) was established in 2005 to regulate electricity generation, as a first step in unbundling, privatizing and attracting new investment in the power sector. Chronic electricity shortages have hindered social and economic growth in Nigeria. [...]	2007-06-29 08:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV NI
07ABUJA1391	NIGER DELTA: VP ENGAGES THE DONORS [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan met with representatives of lead donor agencies on June 27 to consult with them regarding the Niger Delta. The Vice President said that stabilizing the Delta is his top priority, but offered little in the way of concrete plans or progr [...]	2007-07-02 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ENRG NI
07ABUJA1397	NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS (PART I) [...] According to the Nigerian Constitution and 2006 Electoral Act, any aggrieved political party or candidate may contest the conduct or result of the April elections, including the gubernatorial and presidential races. Special election tribunals, located in the Federal Court of Appeal for the p [...]	2007-07-02 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM NI
07ABUJA1434	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA'S INITIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION RECORD [...] (C) SUMMARY. With just over one month in office, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua made history when he released his declaration of assets to the public, gaining praise for his transparency and setting a high marker for other public officials. However, other of his decisions raise the question o [...]	2007-07-06 08:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR NI
07ABUJA1435	NIGERIA'S VISION--AFRICA'S FINANCIAL CENTER [...] Summary. On June 18-20, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled it vision for Nigeria's financial future, presenting a report titled "FSS 2020, Building Africa's Center of Choice". The FSS 2020 vision refers to the potential for Nigeria to emerge as the top economy in Africa and the 20th la [...]	2007-07-06 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1438	NIGERIA'S VISION--AFRICA'S FINANCIAL CENTER [...] Summary. On June 18-20, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled it vision for Nigeria's financial future, presenting a report titled "FSS 2020, Building Africa's Center of Choice". The FSS 2020 vision refers to the potential for Nigeria to emerge as the top economy in Africa and the 20th la [...]	2007-07-06 11:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1440	NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS (PART II) - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The results of the April 14 gubernatorial elections are being contested in specially established state election tribunals (Ref. A). While most gubernatorial election tribunals have yet to convene, petitions from aggrieved candidates and parties, including the ruling People's D [...]	2007-07-06 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KJUS KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1442	BRIDGEBUILDING: NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs met on June 29 with Dr. Josiah Fearon, Anglican Archbishop of Kaduna Diocese, to discuss his work in brokering Christian-Muslim dialogue in Nigeria. Fearon decried politicians' use of faith as a campaigning tool and assessed that most inter-faith animosities in Nigeria ar [...]	2007-07-06 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF NI
07ABUJA1446	NIGERIAN SENATE RECEIVES LIST OF MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Senate received a list of 34 ministerial nominees from President Yar'adua on July 5 after weeks of public speculation and security vetting. The list, which does not include any reference to portfolios, is comprised predominantly of technocrats, politicians, and part [...]	2007-07-06 14:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA1447	GNU STALLING AFTER PDP INTRIGUES [...] (C) Summary: The Yar'Adua government's attempt to reconcile with opposition parties and create a "government of national unity" seems to be faltering. Although representatives of the ANPP, AC, and PPA met with the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) on June 26 and 27 to negotiate terms a [...]	2007-07-06 14:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1457	ECOWAS PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND AGOA FORUM [...] ECOWAS has notified EconOff that Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, President of the ECOWAS Commission, will represent ECOWAS at the AGOA Forum in Accra. CAMPBELL [...]	2007-07-09 16:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI
07ABUJA1467	NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS (PART III) - [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with a legal advisor to Buhari and Atiku, former Kaduna High Court Justice Usman Mohammed (strictly protect) who provided insight into the legal strategies Buhari and Atiku's counsels are employing as they head to the Presidential Election Tribunal, currently underway [...]	2007-07-11 11:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1468	NIGERIA: MINISTERIAL SCREENING BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: The Nigerian Senate postponed its screening of Ministerial nominees from July 10 to July 11 amidst controversy over some candidates. At least three of the 34 nominees submitted by President Umaru Musa Yar,Adua have had formal petitions filed against them, including Ojo Maduekwe, Dr. [...]	2007-07-11 11:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1506	ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development [...] The following 10 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Police Force, State Security Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Chikan Eli [...]	2007-07-13 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1507	SARAKI ASSERTS YAR'ADUA'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: Parts of the traditional ruling circle are signaling to President Yar,adua that he must distance himself from former President Obasanjo. Some of them appear to be positioning themselves to supplant the former President,s influence. Kwara Governor Saraki on July 10 pitched the [...]	2007-07-13 11:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA1508	NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPING INITIATIVES PARALYZED BY [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: There has been little progress in recent months within the Government of Nigeria (GON) to expand its peacekeeping role in Darfur and Somalia under the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). The GON has been without ministerial le [...]	2007-07-13 12:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PINR PREL NI
07ABUJA1509	CHEVRON'S NEW OFFSHORE FACILITY BRINGS OIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Campbell on June 18 met with Chevron's Chief Nigeria Security manager Peter Williams to discuss Chevron's operations in the Niger Delta region and security challenges facing oil production. Williams outlined Chevron's Agbami production system scheduled to come online [...]	2007-07-13 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ASEC PREL NI
07ABUJA151	2007 BUDGET UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: On January 8, 2007, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) held a briefing discussing the 2007 budget. President Obasanjo submitted the budget to the National Assembly (NA) on October 11, 2006 and it was passed on December 20, 2006. The budget cycle for the GON is by calendar year and this i [...]	2007-01-24 10:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON NI
07ABUJA1531	ONAIYEKAN WINS CAN ELECTION: CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on June 19 elected Catholic Archbishop Onaiyekan as its new president, unseating incumbent Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola. Akinola's many critics claim he was too close to former President Obasanjo to be an effective voice for Nigeri [...]	2007-07-18 09:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR NI KIRF
07ABUJA1533	CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER? [...] (C) At a farewell dinner he hosted for the departing Israeli Ambassador and me, PDP General Secretary Ojo Maduekwe "let it be known" that he will be Nigeria's next Foreign Minister. I took the opportunity to underscore to him the importance of continued, indeed, increased Nigerian engagemen [...]	2007-07-18 11:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA1534	NIGERIAN JTF EXACERBATES CHEVRON'S OIL BUNKERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Campbell on June 18 met with Chevron's Chief Nigeria Security manager Peter Williams (strictly protect) to discuss Chevron's operations in the Niger Delta region and security challenges facing oil production. Williams remarked many Nigerian security operators were not [...]	2007-07-18 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EPET KJUS ENRG NI
07ABUJA1535	EFCC ARRESTS FORMER GOVERNORS [...] (U) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four former governors on allegations of money laundering, diversion of public funds for private use, conspiracy to steal, and abuse of office. Former governors Orji Kalu of Abia State and Saminu Turaki of Jigawa State were [...]	2007-07-18 13:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCOR NI
07ABUJA154	AMBASSADOR MEETS TWO PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS [...] (C) The Ambassador met earlier this week with Governor Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto and Governor Orji Kalu of Abia. Both governors are contesting for the presidency in 2007 on the tickets of smaller political parties. Both expressed continued optimism about their chances of success in April, [...]	2007-01-24 13:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA1544	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On July 18 the Ambassador paid a farewell call on President Yar'Adua. The President reiterated his interest in USG assistance in electoral reform and resolving Niger Delta issues. On Darfur and Somalia, he reaffirmed that Nigeria will "shoulder its responsibilities for peace in [...]	2007-07-20 06:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA1545	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S END OF TOUR OBSERVATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In Africa, Nigeria has been indispensable to the U.S. It supplies a growing percentage of our oil and gas, is the site of our second largest investment on the continent (albeit almost solely in oil and gas),and, with up to one-quarter of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, it [...]	2007-07-20 06:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA155	PDP LEADERS COMMIT TO APRIL POLLS [...] (C) Summary: Visiting AF/W Deputy Director Donald Heflin and Poloffs paid a courtesy call on People's Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Dr. Amadu Ali, National Secretary Chief Ojo Maduekwe, and other party leaders January 23. The PDP leaders talked about the new party manifesto which [...]	2007-01-24 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1555	NORWEGIAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Norway has an MOU with the Nigerian Government to provide technical assistance in the oil sector to make available Norway's experience and expertise as an oil producing nation in managing the resource for national benefit. The framework includes public/private institutional coo [...]	2007-07-20 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EAID PHUM EITI NI
07ABUJA1558	ISLAMIC SCHOLAR GUNNED DOWN IN SOKOTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Nigerian press reported that Umaru Hamza Dan-Maishiya, a prominent Islamic scholar and imam, died from wounds sustained after three gunmen opened fire as evening prayers at the Shehu Usmanu Dan Fodio Mosque in Sokoto on July 18. Nigerian daily This Day reports that two susp [...]	2007-07-20 13:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA1559	UPDATE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] SUMMARY: The stage is almost set for the formation of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's cabinet as forty ministerial nominees will learn their fate on Tuesday, July 24. The Senate adjourned Thursday night after screening 38 out of 40 candidates. They plan to reconvene Tuesday, July 24 for a hea [...]	2007-07-20 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA156	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON ELECTIONS, INEC [...] (C) At a January 23 reception, Chairman Hamisu Mu'azu Shira of the Nigerian House Committee on Electoral Matters told Poloffs the House is committed to smooth elections and a smooth transition of power this spring. Shira indicated he heard the Senate passed the first reading of a bill extendin [...]	2007-01-24 16:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1576	ILEA GABORONE - Small Arms Trafficking Course, August [...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Police Force, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Yunana Ayuba Dickson DOB - 02 December, 1971 Gender - Male Rank - [...]	2007-07-24 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1582	NIGERIA: MISSING LONG-TERM ENERGY PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria faces power problems despite abundant oil and gas resources because it does not have a coherent long-term energy plan, according to Dr. Joseph Makoju, Special Adviser to the President on Electric Power. Since 2005, the GON has spent $13.7 billion on the power sector, h [...]	2007-07-25 11:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA1593	CONFLICT CONTINUES ON BENUE-TARABA BORDER [...] Since renewed fighting began along the Benue-Taraba boundary five weeks ago, no fewer than twenty people have died and at least five villages have been razed. For decades the Tivs and Jukuns, the two ethnic groups residing along the border, have engaged in intermittent fighting and there is p [...]	2007-07-26 09:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF NI
07ABUJA1607	NIGERIA: DOMESTIC ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's power sector was in transition and the World Bank was integrally involved in this process, according to World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. He identified three aspects to the transition: unbundling the Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA); regulatory fun [...]	2007-07-26 14:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA1614	NIGERIA: WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The World Bank-assisted West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project was nearing completion, but faced several lingering impediments, according to Senior World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. The pipeline would not be commissioned until June 2008 at the earliest. Pipeli [...]	2007-07-27 06:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA162	KANO GOVERNOR ON ELECTIONS, DELTA [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau expressed satisfaction with the voter registration exercise in his state. Despite a slow start due to lack of machines, the governor reported that as of last week, 3.2 million voters had been registered [...]	2007-01-25 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON NI
07ABUJA1625	NIGERIA: NEW MINISTERS ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) President Umaru Musa Yar'adua administered the oath of office to his 39-member cabinet on July 26 at the presidential villa in Abuja. The President gave a stern warning that the Administration will not tolerate corruption and indiscipline in the public service. The ministers were offici [...]	2007-07-27 11:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA1626	JULY 2007: NORTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent political developments across northern Nigeria. --------------------------------------------- GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL UPDATE --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) As noted in Ref. A, election tribunals across the country ha [...]	2007-07-27 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KJUS NI
07ABUJA163	BUYING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY. House of Representatives member Saudatu A. Sani, strictly protect, told Poloffs on January 23 that she bought her PDP nomination to return to the House for approximately 1 million Naira (USD 7,812). Sani maintained that the party primaries are the most corrupt segment of the ele [...]	2007-01-25 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KCOR EAGR EFIN NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1630	SHIA LEADER ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 20, police and State Security Services (SSS) arrested and detained prominent Shia leader Kasimu Rimin Tawaye and several members of Sokoto's minority Shia community in connection with the July 18 killing of Sunni scholar Umaru Hamza Dan-Maishiya (reftel); neither Tawaye n [...]	2007-07-27 12:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA1633	FETE FOR THE FRIST LADY OF NIGERIA [...] Summary. On July 26 Nigerians celebrated the 50th birthday of First Lady Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua with a gala banquet at the State House for 1,000 guests. Although the event focused on Madame Yar'Adua and underlined that she will be a force to reckon with in years to come, the party also provid [...]	2007-07-30 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TBIO NI
07ABUJA1638	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA HOLDS ENERGY PORTFOLIO [...] Summary. (U) President Yar'adua will act as Minister of Energy, following the footsteps of his predecessor. To assist managing the portfolio three deputy ministers have been appointed to oversee Power, Petroleum, and Gas. This decision is connected to the president's campaign promise that h [...]	2007-07-30 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA164	NIGERIAN PARADOX - PETROL SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Long gasoline queues have become endemic in the past two months. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) insists that the product stock available is enough to serve the entire country and that pipeline vandalisms is causing the supply hiccups. Pipeline sabotage has [...]	2007-01-25 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV NI PETROL
07ABUJA1642	NIGERIA: CIVIL SOCIETY PUSHES FOR ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three months after Nigeria's deeply flawed elections, civil society is keeping the pressure on the new administration to acknowledge the failures of the 2007 elections and reform the electoral process. The week of July 23, civil society held two events: (1) a citizens' electora [...]	2007-07-31 15:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1658	NORTHERN RULER ON YAR'ADUA'S INITIAL STRATEGIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Northern tribal leader Bashani Aminu decribed Yar'adua's attempts to "disentangle" Obasanjo from the new administration. Aminu maintains Yar'adua succeeded in working behind the scenes to keep Bode Augusto, Obasanjo's lead supporter, out of the cabinet and that Yar'adua has plac [...]	2007-08-02 12:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KCOR NI
07ABUJA1659	NIGERIANS FAVOR DEMOCRATIC, UNIFIED NATION [...] SUMMARY. A vast majority (82 percent) of Nigerians prefer democratic rule over military or religious rule and 74 percent want Nigeria to remain unified. However, Nigerians almost unanimously agree that the government is not doing enough for the people of the Delta and almost half are not sa [...]	2007-08-03 08:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1663	PROGRESS IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 09:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA1671	NORTHERN VIEWS ON YAR'ADUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Influential northern Nigerians remain split over whether the May 29 inauguration of President Umaru Yar'Adua, a northern Hausa-Fulani Muslim from Katsina state, may portend a change of fortune for the North. His northern extraction is overshadowed for many by the manner in which [...]	2007-08-03 12:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI NI
07ABUJA1693	YAR'ADUA LAWYER ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a conversation with PolOff that appeared at times incongruent and contradictory, Kabiru Turaki, a member of the legal team representing President Yar'Adua in the on-going Presidential Election Tribunal, averred that all petitions against the President would be jettisoned for la [...]	2007-08-07 14:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS NI
07ABUJA1694	NIGERIA: ECON-RELATED NEW MINISTER BIOS [...] SUMMARY: The incoming Ministers come from a variety of backgrounds in keeping with Nigeria's ethnic diversity and several analysts have praised the appointments. President Yar'adua will act as Minister of Energy, following the footsteps of his predecessor. Questions remain on several Ministe [...]	2007-08-07 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1720	NIGERIA:EMBASSY AGOA REP [...] In response to reftel, the AGOA POC for Embassy Abuja is: Anthony C. Fernandes. Deputy Economic Counselor fernandesac@state.gov 234-9-461-4028 GRIBBIN [...]	2007-08-13 10:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON NI
07ABUJA1739	NIGERIA: PRISON CONDITIONS IN MAKURDI [...] SUMMARY. Overcrowding, poor conditions, lack of transportation and inadequate materials for reform programs are just a few of the issues the Benue State Prison System is facing. During an August 7-8 trip to Benue State, PolOff visited Makurdi Prison and met with Controller of Prisons, O.Y. [...]	2007-08-14 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA174	OPIC REQUEST FOR RESPONSE ON MICROCREDIT ENTERPRISE [...] (SBU) The Economic Section has reviewed OPIC's request for comments or recommendations regarding issuing political risk investment insurance to Microcredit Enterprises. Based on the information in the application we have no comments on the proposal. CAMPBELL [...]	2007-01-26 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON NI OPIC
07ABUJA1740	OFFICIALS MEET TO ADDRESS BENUE/TARABA BORDER [...] SUMMARY. An unidentified U.N. official was shot enroute to a peacekeeping meeting along the Benue / Taraba border on August 9. The meeting was called by Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam in an effort to address the ongoing violence occurring between the ethnic tribes of Benue and Taraba S [...]	2007-08-14 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA1741	ADMINISTRATION PLANS FOR EFCC UNCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Yar'Adua announced approval on August 6 of an Attorney General request to require the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to seek the consent of and report to the Attorney General in their activitie [...]	2007-08-14 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI
07ABUJA1749	BUHARI LAWYER ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Buhari's attorney Mike Ahamba (strictly protect) expressed displeasure at the pace of the Presidential Election Tribunal proceedings, averred that his case is solid, and maintained hope in the impartiality of the tribunal process. When the tribunal's substantive hearing begins in [...]	2007-08-14 15:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS NI
07ABUJA1750	SENATE PRESIDENT AT RISK OF LOSING SEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senate President David Mark is at risk of losing his seat to the opposition candidate from the ANPP, Alhaji Usman Abubakar. Abubakar filed a petition to have Mark's victory annulled and based on the evidence submitted and the reputation of the presiding judge, there is a good po [...]	2007-08-14 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR KJUS NI
07ABUJA177	NIGERIA: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, names follow of the six most influential women in Nigerian government and civil society. 2. PROFESSOR DORA AKUNYILI: Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Ms. Akunyili, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is responsib [...]	2007-01-26 10:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR KWMN NI
07ABUJA1779	NIGERIA: NORTHERN ELITES TAKE OVER OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Northern elites have added another key position in the oil sector with the appointment of Engineer Abubakar Lawal Yar'adua as the Acting Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Critics question his competency noting that Lawal Yar'a [...]	2007-08-17 09:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV NI
07ABUJA179	MAKARFI ON YAR'ADUA, ELECTIONS [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission and visiting AF/W Deputy Director Donald Heflin paid a January 24 courtesy call on Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi. Although previously considered the leading contender for the PDP presidential nomination, Makarfi is now weighing his options with his eyes on t [...]	2007-01-26 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI ELECTIONS

07ABUJA1793	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC REFORMS PHASE TWO [...] Summary. Phase two of financial sector reforms in Nigeria continue with a new monetary policy (redenominating the naira by August 1, 2008); inflation fighting measures (targeting framework implementation by January 1, 2009),improved liquidity management (commencing September 2007, disbursemen [...]	2007-08-17 12:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN NI
07ABUJA182	ELECTIONS PARTNERS -- KEEPING PREPARATIONS ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with representatives of IFES, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and PACT Nigeria on January 25 to discuss ongoing elections preparations efforts. INEC continues to register large numbers of voters in the final weeks of the registration exercise, claiming [...]	2007-01-26 11:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1821	FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER ON PDP, AC, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Usman Bugaje, former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and political adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, contended that PDP "apostates" like himself will refuse overtures to re-join the party so long as Obasanjo remains at the party's helm. Those who ha [...]	2007-08-22 10:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL NI
07ABUJA1826	A STRATEGY FOR GETTING NIGERIAN TROOPS TO SOMALIA [...] (C) As indicated by our reporting on this subject (Reftel),including Congressman Payne's meetings with FM Maduekwe and President Yar'Adua on August 20, Nigeria is not moving forward at any speed to designate, train or deploy a battalion for AMISOM. Part of the issue is, we believe, the lack [...]	2007-08-22 13:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA1828	NIGERIA: BANKING CONSOLIDATION SECOND WAVE [...] Summary. The second wave of banking consolidation is underway with a large portion of the banking community under-banked. By the end of 2007 at least 7 banks will have share capital in excess of $1 billion and ten with over $2 billion. Banks are raising additional capital in both the domest [...]	2007-08-23 09:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA1832	NIGERIA: CHANGES IN BENUE STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poverty, and the lack of electricity and education are still rampant throughout Benue State, but new Governor Gabriel Suswam claims he is going to change that. Rural development, education and capacity building are the priorities Suswam says he will focus on during his tenure. S [...]	2007-08-23 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1833	NIGERIA: ATIKU SPOKESMAN MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 20 meeting with HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's spokesman Garba Shehu reproached the U.S. government for not stepping in to resolve Nigeria's electoral crisis and failing to censure Yar'Adua's administration for wha [...]	2007-08-23 14:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM NI
07ABUJA1834	EFCC CHAIR ON ADMINISTRATION'S ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. EFCC Chairman Ribadu told Charge on August 16 that Yar'Adua is committed to investigating corrupt former officials to send a message that no one is above the law. Despite GON support, however, Ribadu maintains that the EFCC is dependent on international donors to fulfill basic nee [...]	2007-08-23 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR KCRIM SNAR NI
07ABUJA1854	NIGERIA: ATIKU SPOKESMAN MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 20 meeting with HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's spokesman Garba Shehu reproached the U.S. government for not stepping in to resolve Nigeria's electoral crisis and failing to censure Yar'Adua's administration for wha [...]	2007-08-24 11:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS NI
07ABUJA1865	NIGERIA: NAIRA REDENOMINATION FLIP-FLOP [...] (SBU) Summary. The sudden suspension of the naira re-denomination policy by the Government of Nigeria (GON) demonstrates a lack of coordination and cohesion in President Umar Yar'adua's economic team. Such policy flip-flops affect Nigeria's credibility adversely in the international financial [...]	2007-08-29 06:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
07ABUJA1876	NIGERIA: CONGRESSMAN PAYNE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT, [...] SUMMARY. Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne discussed regional security issues, the Gulf of Guinea partnership, electoral reform, economic development and anti-corruption efforts in a meeting on August 20. Yar'Adua reiterated Nigeria's comm [...]	2007-08-30 08:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPKO KCOR NI
07ABUJA189	BUHARI ON OBJ, ALLIANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 24, Deputy Chief of Mission and visiting AF/W Deputy Director Donald Heflin met with All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence. Buhari opined about the current Obasanjo-Atiku impasse, characterizing it as another [...]	2007-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA1907	NIGERIA: ROAD MAP TO ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] Summary. The Nigerian government (GON) has introduced new policies hoping to accelerate growth and sustain macroeconomic stability. The policies are in-line with the new administration's mantra of upholding the constitution and following rule of law, respect for due process, integrity, accoun [...]	2007-09-04 13:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
07ABUJA1931	YAR'ADUA'S FIRST 100 DAYS - AN ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. As President Yar'Adua's first 100 days in office draw to a close, his slow start organizing his government has substantively hampered his ability to formulate new policy. As a result, his record of accomplishments is thin, and the question of whether he is up to the task he face [...]	2007-09-06 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM NI
07ABUJA1932	NIGERIAN HOUSE SPEAKER EMBROILED IN SPENDING [...] (C) Summary: Patricia Etteh, the new Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives, has been implicated in a scandal involving unauthorized contracts allegedly totaling about USD 5 million to renovate her official residence and purchase several luxury cars. Etteh, who was elected Speaker larg [...]	2007-09-06 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI
07ABUJA1936	BUILDING CAPACITY IN NIGERIA'S LABOR MOVEMENT [...] (SBU) Following the failed April 2007 elections, Nigerian civil society turned to the labor movement, and specifically to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC),for leadership in developing a unified message and mobilizing the populace. Although the labor movement is [...]	2007-09-06 11:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1948	GON CRITICIZES EMBASSIES FOR NOT GETTING OUT THE [...] (C) Summary. In a September 5 briefing for the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja, Foreign Minister Maduekwe and other senior officials described the GON's efforts to address the problems of the Niger Delta and improve the security situation there. The officials described the government's "holistic app [...]	2007-09-07 09:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA1949	BUHARI INSIDER ON ANPP INTRIGUES, POSSIBLE MASS [...] (C) SUMMARY: All-Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari confidante retired Air Vice Marshal Mouktar Mohammed disclosed that Buhari's lingering distrust of the ANPP has been justified, in part, following the party's imminent withdrawal of its petition at the pres [...]	2007-09-07 09:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KJUS NI
07ABUJA1954	THE FOURTH AND FINAL IMF REVIEW OF NIGERIA'S PSI [...] (SBU) Summary. In its fourth Nigeria review, the IMF will recommend a positive outcome and noted satisfaction with overall macroeconomic figures. The third review had a few benchmarks that were not met, one of which questioned a $200 million loan from the Chinese Export Import Bank. Data from [...]	2007-09-10 13:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON EPET PINR NI
07ABUJA1973	GON WILL CONSIDER DEBT RELIEF FOR LIBERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 12, 2007 Ambassador Gribbin, accompanied by EconCouns and EconOff, delivered reftel demarche to the Minister of State for Finance, Aderemi Babalola. Babalola said the GON would consider the USG request that Nigeria forgive $44 million in arrears that Liberia owes t [...]	2007-09-12 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET LI NI PREL
07ABUJA1976	MOSOP PRESIDENT'S VIEWS ON THE DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 12 meeting, Ledum Mitee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) discussed his views on the situation in the Niger Delta with the Charge, PolCouns, and PolOff. Although the Nigerian military Joint Task Force's presence has lessened g [...]	2007-09-13 12:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA200	CRITERIA TO EVALUATE NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) This cable suggests the criteria by which USG might evaluate the credibility of Nigeria's 2007 elections. The criteria take into account relevant international standards such as the ECOWAS Democracy Charter, SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections, and the Inter-Par [...]	2007-01-30 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2007	(S/NF) NIGERIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" [...] (S//NF) Per Ref A request, names follow of "credible voices" in Nigeria's Muslim communities. 2. (S//NF) Shaykh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh AL-HUSSAINI (See Ref B) (A) INFLUENCE: Al-Hussaini enjoys popularity throughout Nigeria, particularly in the North-East, and is viewed as an authority on I [...]	2007-09-14 12:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	KISL PINR NI
07ABUJA2020	NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S WORLD VIEW [...] (C) Summary. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nigeria, has a long history of involvement in politics, where he is a survivor, as well as some involvement with foreign relations. Since taking over the helm of the ministry in late July 2007, he has pontificated to the d [...]	2007-09-17 13:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
07ABUJA2034	NIGERIAN VIEWS ON AFRICOM: WE'VE GOT OUR WORK CUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Articles in the September 14 and 17 editions of "This Day" quote unnamed Nigerian Defense establishment sources as being fundamentally opposed to AFRICOM. Privately, Embassy military contacts report far less hostility to the idea. Both the articles and Embassy contacts, however, [...]	2007-09-19 09:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2035	NIGERIA: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR PRE-LICENSE [...] Poloff contacted Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Logisitcs Commander G.F. Abdul to inquire about the status of the reported sale of C-130 spare parts (reftel). Abdul said the NAF had not received C-130 spare parts in 2007. He further noted that while the NAF had received spare parts from United Te [...]	2007-09-19 09:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NI
07ABUJA2059	NIGERIA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION 2006 DATA [...] The following are statistical data for 2006 on textile and apparel production in Nigeria. At this time, 2007 data are unavailable: -- Total industrial production - $59.5 billion, comprising crude petroleum ($55 billion),mining and quarrying ($181 million),and manufacturing ($4.3 billion) [...]	2007-09-24 06:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX ELAB ENRG EPET NI
07ABUJA2077	VISIT TO NIGERIA'S NORTHEAST [...] (U) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Gribbin and entourage spent the week of September 17-22 visiting Borno, Bauchi and Gombe states to open an American Corner in Maiduguri, donate school books, host Iftaar dinners, meet governors, emirs and the local press. We were warmly received everywhere. Durin [...]	2007-09-27 12:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
07ABUJA2082	EFCC-AG RIFT SPELLS TROUBLE FOR EFCC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Immediately following assurances by Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission SIPDIS (EFCC) Emmanuel Akomaye that the rift between the EFCC and the Attorney General (AG) is not a problem, Chief of the EFCC External Cooperation Unit Ibrahim Mohammed pulled Poloff [...]	2007-09-27 13:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS NI
07ABUJA2083	NIGERIA NONCOMMITTAL ON WIPO DIRECTOR [...] Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) Director General, Adebambo Adewopo told Econ Counselor and Econ Specialist September 20 that Nigeria has not taken a position on the dismissal of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General. The NCC, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of [...]	2007-09-27 13:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD NI
07ABUJA2084	NIGERIA: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite assurances given in May 2007 (reftel),enabling legislation to create the Nigerian Intellectual Property Commission (NIPCOM) has not yet become law. Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) officials remain opt [...]	2007-09-27 13:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA2096	PDP ASSEMBLY REPS URGE SPEAKER TO STEP DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chairmen of three House of Representatives Committees (all three representing the PDP) on September 27 told Poloffs they have urged House Speaker Patricia Etteh to step down voluntarily before she is removed from her position. The 9-man House Panel of Inquiry released its report [...]	2007-09-28 11:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM NI
07ABUJA2098	ILEA GABORONE - Document Fraud and Document Examination [...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service and the State Security Services are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Nongo Samuel DOB - 05 Feb 1963 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Immigration Curr [...]	2007-09-28 11:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA2099	NIGERIA'S SPACE AGENCY WORKING WITH AMERICAN [...] (U) Summary: The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has a growing interest in working with U.S. companies. Emerging areas include possibility of antenna production in-country and telemedicine. The NASRDA Director General visited Embassy recently and received a tutorial o [...]	2007-09-28 12:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA KSCA ETRD BEXP CVIS PGOV NI
07ABUJA2108	NIGERIA - 2008 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 140 million. 2005 GNI was $74.2 billion; 2005 GNI per capita was $560 (World Bank 2006 Data). Nigeria continues to struggle to consolidate democracy during handover from civili [...]	2007-10-02 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
07ABUJA212	SHOOTOUT IN PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The shootout in Port Harcourt January 28 occurred as policemen detained the leader of a group known as the "Outlaws" at his church on Sunday morning. His detention was soon communicated to both the state commander of the Mobile Police and to the detainee's supporters. The ensu [...]	2007-02-01 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM KCRM NI
07ABUJA2127	NIGERIA: POLICY SUPPORT INSTRUMENT PART II [...] (SBU) The GON has prepared a policy document for President Yar'adua and the Economic Management Team's approval recommending that Nigeria agree to a second IMF Policy Support Instrument (PSI) covering 2008-2010. According to Tunde Lawal, Deputy Director of Growth and Real Sector Development at [...]	2007-10-03 14:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
07ABUJA215	INSIDER'S VIEW OF ABUJA MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 31, PolOff met with Abuja-based Imam and 2005 International Visitor Program grantee Fouad Adeyemi, founder and director of al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society. Imam Fouad disclosed that he is presently teaching a course on the fundamentals of Islamic worship and belief to m [...]	2007-02-02 08:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM SOCI SCUL OEXC NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA217	NIGERIA: SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION [...] (C) Shell Managing Director Ann Pickard telephoned the Ambassador on February 2 to report that the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) is bankrupt because of the failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay arrears that Shell believes it is owed from their j [...]	2007-02-02 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
07ABUJA2177	NIGERIA ADJUSTING OIL REFERENCE PRICE IN 2008 [...] (SBU) The GON has announced that it plans to use an oil reference price of USD 53.8 per barrel in the upcoming 2008 Budget for allocations to the Excess Crude Account (ECA). The upcoming budget will make more conservative assumptions regarding oil production to take into account supply disrupt [...]	2007-10-10 14:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ECON PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2178	COMMERCE MINISTER PROPOSE DECEMBER TIFA; SEEKS INCREASED US [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Commerce and Industry Charles Ugwuh proposed December 10-11 as possible dates for the Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) 2007 Council meeting in Abuja. He said the Nigeria government (GON) is enthusiastic, but has yet to discuss an inter-agency approved age [...]	2007-10-10 15:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA219	SECURITY OFFICIALS DISCUSS DELTA, HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian officials including the National Security Advisor, Chief of Defense Staff, and Director of the State Security Service met with a select group of Ambassadors on February 2. The meeting was requested by the diplomats to express concern about their nationals who are at pre [...]	2007-02-02 13:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC ENRG NI
07ABUJA2191	NIGERIA: INDUSTRY HURTING IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Northern business leaders were unanimous in voicing their displeasure with current economic conditions in the region. The supply of electricity is epileptic, requiring expensive generators run on expensive fuel to operate businesses. An energy expert provided a dire overview o [...]	2007-10-17 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA220	CROSS RIVER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ON THE STATE [...] (C) Action Congress (AC) Gubernatorial candidate Emmanuel Ibeshi discussed his campaign and the state of Cross River with Polcouns on January 31, highlighting the need for local government initiatives to "rescue" the state. He outlined his proposal to build development "communities" based o [...]	2007-02-02 13:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM NI
07ABUJA2200	NIGERIA: PANDEMONIUM IN THE HOUSE OF REPS [...] (U) Plans to reconvene the Nigerian House of Representatives October 16 after a two week recess were marred by two days of pandemonium, as opponents of House Speaker Patricia Etteh attempted to block her attempts to preside over a debate into an investigation of herself. The Idoku Panel looke [...]	2007-10-18 10:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2201	NIGERIA: NORTHERN POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR SEPT/OCT [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent political developments across northern Nigeria, including: -- Alleged Christian-Muslim Violence Erupts in Kano -- Sharia Court Bans Play Critical of Sharia Implementation -- Bauchi Governor Yuguda Probes Former Governor Mu'azu ------------------------- [...]	2007-10-18 13:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI NI
07ABUJA2203	NIGERIA'S LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR FALLS ON HARD TIMES [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has produced three former Nigerian rulers, and scores of ministers, flag-grade officers, and high-level civil servants. Described in past USG reporting as the "cradle of the elite of the elite," NIPSS has played [...]	2007-10-18 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO NI
07ABUJA2205	(S/NF) UPDATE: SOKOTO SHIA LEADER FACES DEATH [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Inuwa Abdul-Qadir (strictly protect),Sokoto state Attorney General, intimated that Sokoto Shia leader Kasimu Rimin Tawaye remains remanded in prison custody following the July murder of outspoken Sunni scholar Umaru Dan-Maishiya. While Tawaye has not been charged with Dan-Ma [...]	2007-10-18 13:53:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA2227	NIGERIA 2008 BUDGET [...] Summary: The GON proposes a budget of $18.66 billion (Naira 2.37 trillion) for the year 2008, 7 billion naira less than 2007 budget. The budget is scheduled to be presented by President Yar'Adua to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, November 8. Total revenue accruable to [...]	2007-10-19 13:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2228	NIGERIA: KADUNA GOVERNOR DEFENDS ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Kaduna State Governor Muhammad Namadi Sambo (of the People's Democratic Party (PDP)) discussed with PolCouns on September 28 the April polls and provided insight into his agenda for his first term in office. While conceding that some local government areas in Kaduna state experienced el [...]	2007-10-19 14:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA2229	NIGERIA: BUHARI CONFIDENT IN ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, still believes that, given a fair judiciary with a just Chief Justice at its helm, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal will rule in Buhari's favor and overturn the April 21 election of President Umaru Yar'Adua. In [...]	2007-10-19 15:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS NI
07ABUJA2230	NIGERIA: SHARIA, STILL POLITICALLY RELEVANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nafiu Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN),excoriated former Zamfara governor Ahmed Yerima for manipulating the sentiments of average northern Nigerians in his 2000 bid to re-introduce Sharia criminal law across 12 northern states. However, [...]	2007-10-19 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KISL NI
07ABUJA2231	NIGERIA: SENATE PRESIDENT FACES SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senate President David Mark (PDP - Benue state, and a member of former President Obasanjo's network of influence) has alleged that an aggrieved Senator is trying to oust him by spreading rumors that he renovated his official quarters to the tune of 400 million Naira (US$3.2 millio [...]	2007-10-19 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2232	NIGERIA'S PDP - WHEN IS A PARTY NOT A PARTY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling Nigerian Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) cannot be viewed as a political party within the common western understanding. Like velveeta cheese, the labeling claims it is a party, but upon further inspection, it lacks key ingredients most political parties share. This i [...]	2007-10-19 16:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2237	OUTBREAK OF VACCINE DERIVED POLIOVIRUS IN NIGERIA [...] Summary. An outbreak of at least 69 circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (cVDPV) cases have been reported between 2006-7 mostly in Nigeria's northern states of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Bauchi, and Jigawa due to low immunization of children under five years. Internationally, cVDPVs has been kn [...]	2007-10-22 10:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID DEOC SOCI PGOV NI
07ABUJA2240	NIGERIA: BANK CAPITALIZATION - OVERHEATING, OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's bank reforms, recapitalization, and consolidation in the sector have been positive and in line with other macroeconomic and financial reforms. Rapid capitalization has raised the issue of possible overheating if Nigeria's commercial banks rush to push available funds [...]	2007-10-22 16:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07ABUJA2260	THE LEBANESE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The majority of the wealthy Lebanese business community left Nigeria during the military period and only remnants remain. Successive poorly planned and executed government policies, such as government subsidies and import bans, have hurt local industries. The Nigerian mining s [...]	2007-10-24 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EMIN ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA2284	NIGERIA: ELECTION OF YAR'ADUA SON-IN-LAW NULLIFIED [...] (SBU) The Kebbi State Electoral Tribunal nullified the election of Saidu Usman Dakingari (Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP) as Governor on October 21. Dakingari is President Yar'Adua's son-in-law (his third wife is Yar'Adua's second eldest daughter Zainab). The tribunal, headed by Justice Aodo [...]	2007-10-26 13:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2286	NIGERIA: IBORI CASE HAMPERED BY EFCC-AG RIFT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa continues his attempts to derail the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation into former Delta State Governor James Ibori. Failure of the AG's office to respond in a timely manner to a request from the U.K. Crown Pros [...]	2007-10-26 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2295	NIGERIA: HOUSE SHENANIGANS CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP - Osun State) continues her battle to remain in control of the House, despite the ongoing scandal over contract awards for the renovation of her and her deputy's official residences. Etteh is accuse [...]	2007-10-29 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2296	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUNAL UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Presidential Election Tribunal recently consolidated the petitions of Muhammadu Buhari (All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP) and Atiku Abubakar (Action Congress, AC) which has had a positive affect on the progress. Despite pressure, neither candidate is likely to withdraw from the [...]	2007-10-29 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2300	SPEAKER ETTEH RESIGNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 16:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2303	ANTE UPPED IN NIGERIAN SENATE PRESIDENT BATTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New allegations have emerged that Senate President David Mark misappropriated 2.5 billion naira (USD 20 million) to procure furniture for the new Senate building from the 2007 Supplementary Budget, and that 500 million naira (USD 4 million) was paid to television stations for the [...]	2007-10-31 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2307	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONDEMNING THE USE OF RAPE AS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche. Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for the Second United Nations Department Ambassador M. K. Ibrahim said in a follow-up telcon that Nigeria would be willing to co-sponsor the resolution with the U.S. PIASCIK [...]	2007-10-31 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NI
07ABUJA2308	NIGERIA: ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] EconOff met with Dr.Imoro Kubor, Director, and Kola Oluwatuyi, Deputy Director, of the Nigerian Air Transport Management Agency, to discuss reftel points on October 30, 2007. Dr. Kubor said he supported the USG position and would notify the ICAO Nigerian representative, Dr. O.B. Aliu, immedi [...]	2007-10-31 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PARM KTIA KNNP AORC NI
07ABUJA2309	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, U.S. Mission Nigeria welcomes your November 11-13 visit to Abuja. Your visit comes during a period of relative political calm as President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua nears the end of his first six months in office. With his cabinet finally in place, Yar'Adua's new administration [...]	2007-10-31 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMIL ECON EPET KDEM NI
07ABUJA231	FEAR AND LOATHING AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: With three months to go before elections, members of the Nigerian National Assembly are increasingly anxious about elections. This sentiment in the Assembly is rooted in a widely held skepticism about the intentions of President Obasanjo, coupled with the belief that INEC is woe [...]	2007-02-05 13:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2310	WHAT NEXT FOR HOUSE OF REPS? [...] (U) As reported reftel, Representative Patricia Etteh (PDP, Osun State) stepped down from her position as Speaker of the House on October 30, ending weeks of confusion and stalemate in the legislature. Both Etteh and Babangida Nguroje (PDP, Taraba),who also stepped down from the Deputy Spea [...]	2007-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA232	INEC CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON NIGERIA,S ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maurice Iwu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is upbeat about the current voter registration process but also about preparations for polling. As in the past, he asked for no additional assistance from donor countries. He identified Sokoto, Anam [...]	2007-02-05 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2322	NIGERIA: PILOTING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria is an admittedly risky environment in which to pilot a new governance initiative, particularly at the state level. Despite the risk, the establishment of better governance in Nigeria can have positive spillover effects for the rest of West Africa and the continent as a [...]	2007-11-01 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EUN OECD NI
07ABUJA2324	NIGERIA: SPEAKER ELECTED FROM INTEGRITY GROUP [...] (SBU) The House of Representatives elected Dimeji Saburi Bankole (PDP, Ogun State) as the new Speaker and Usman Bayero (PDP, Gombe State) as Deputy Speaker on November 1, following the resignation of Patricia Etteh and Babangida Nguroje from the positions of House Speaker and Deputy on October [...]	2007-11-01 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCOR NI
07ABUJA233	ELECTION PARTNERS: SKEPTICISM OVER VOTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with representatives of IFES, the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republican Institute (IRI) and PACT Nigeria on February 1 to discuss ongoing elections preparations efforts. Though INEC extended the voters registration exercise to Febru [...]	2007-02-05 15:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2330	WATER- A CHERISHED COMMODITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Hadelia Jama'are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA) covers over 45,000 square kilometers with the potential to irrigate 212,000 hectares in Kano, Bauch and Jigawa states. Agriculture is a big driver of Nigerian economic performance representing nearly 41% of GDP and [...]	2007-11-02 11:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO SENV PGOV SOCI NI
07ABUJA2333	NIGERIAN PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA: "GO-SLOW" BY NATURE? [...] (C) Polcouns and Poloffs met November 2 with Kabiru Turaki (strictly protect),a distinguished private practice lawyer with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a member of the legal team handling President Yar'Adua's defense at the presidential election tribunal. Though Turaki p [...]	2007-11-05 12:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
07ABUJA2351	NEW SPEAKER'S REPUTATION INSTILLS HOPE FOR HOUSE [...] (SBU) Nigerians anticipate a more dynamic, purposeful and result-oriented leadership in the House of Representatives following the recent election of Dimeji Saburi Bankole as the Speaker. In public statements, the new Speaker promised Nigerians quality legislation that will impact directly on [...]	2007-11-07 17:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
07ABUJA2352	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL TRIBUNAL: AN END IN SIGHT? [...] (C) President Yar'Adua attorney Kabiru Turaki (strictly protect),expects a verdict in the case challenging the president's election by April 2008 and he is confident that President Yar'Adua will emerge victorious. Turaki anticipates that the hearings at the presidential election tribunal wil [...]	2007-11-07 17:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2356	MEETING WITH NORTHERN NIGERIAN INTERFAITH "BRIDGE [...] SUMMARY: PolOffs and a visiting DRL/IRF PMF participated in an "Interactive Session with Interfaith and Faith Based NGOs in Kaduna State," sponsored by the Bridge Builders Association of Nigeria, a group of Christian bishops, Muslim clerics and activists which promotes interfaith dialogue and [...]	2007-11-08 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NI
07ABUJA2369	NIGERIA 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2008 National Trade Estimate. Trade Summary ------------- 2. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $25.7 billion in 2006, an increase of $3.1 billion from $22.6 billion in 2005. U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $2.2 billion, up 37.6 percent [...]	2007-11-13 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN NI
07ABUJA2375	NIGERIAN SSS ARRESTS ALLEGED TERRORIST OPERATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's domestic intelligence agency the State Security Service (SSS) officially acknowledged the arrests of militants with suspected terrorist links who possessed "explosive-making devices," confirming an earlier leaked, though not entirely accurate, press report. The announce [...]	2007-11-13 17:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NI KDEM
07ABUJA2377	NIGERIA: INTEGRITY GROUP FOCUSES ON PDP, GODFATHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Integrity Group (IG) plans to become dormant within the House of Representatives and promote House unity while working quietly within the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in an attempt to rid Nigeria of the godfather politics that are the root of corruption and governance prob [...]	2007-11-14 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2380	NIGERIANS INTERESTED IN INCREASED US INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 12 the Deputy Secretary and A/S Frazer met with bankers, businessmen, government representatives from telecommunications, trade and commerce, and Deputy Economic Advisor to the President to discuss the current investment climate in Nigeria. The bankers were interes [...]	2007-11-15 08:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2381	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EFCC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte and AF A/S Frazer, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Malam Nuhu Ribadu expressed appreciation for USG backing for the EFCC and asked for continued public and material support. Ribadu expressed single-minded d [...]	2007-11-15 10:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KDEM KCOR KCRIM NI
07ABUJA2382	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 12 meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte and Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua pledged to continue and deepen the U.S.-Nigerian bilateral partnership. The Deputy Secretary praised the Yar'Adua government's commitmen [...]	2007-11-15 13:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL MASS NI
07ABUJA2395	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 meeting with the Deputy Secretary and AF A/S Frazer, Speaker of the House of SIPDIS Representatives, Dimeji Bankole (People's Democratic Party, PDP - Ogun State),said the members of the House are trying to build public confidence in the legislature by exam [...]	2007-11-16 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL NI
07ABUJA2398	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING AT MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 12, 2007 meeting at the Ministry of Defense, Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte and Minister of Defense Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed affirmed common goals on defense- and peacekeeping-related matters. Minister Ahmed indicated that the GON was moving forward on p [...]	2007-11-16 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MASS PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2399	SNAPSHOT: NIGERIA ON AFRICOM [...] (C) During a November 15 meeting, Air Vice Marshal Christian Marizu of the Chief of Defense Staff's Policy and Planning Staff told Poloff that GON officials used Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's November 12-13 visit to Abuja to pressure her to no longer negotiate with the U.S. bilate [...]	2007-11-16 12:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL NI
07ABUJA2400	NIGERIAN NAIRA CLIMBS AGAINST THE US DOLLAR [...] Summary: The Nigerian naira has appreciated steadily against the U.S. dollar since September 2007. On October 23, the naira climbed to 118.50 per one dollar; its strongest level since July 2002. Experts suggest the appreciation may continue until the end of January 2008. The stability of [...]	2007-11-16 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV NI
07ABUJA2403	NIGERIAN TIFA TEAM STILL DELIBERATING [...] Summary: Ministry of Commerce and Industry reps are looking forward to hosting the December TIFA Council meetings. The Ministry's budget precludes it from hosting more than one day of meetings on December 11. The reps need more time to review the draft schedule, agenda and work plan. Bans [...]	2007-11-19 06:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV NI
07ABUJA2415	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON 15 NOV IAEA DG'S [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for International Organizations Charles A. Ononye. Mr. Ononye said he would pass the information on to their mission in Vienna, but encouraged the U.S. Representative to the IAEA in Vienna to also contact t [...]	2007-11-19 15:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI IO
07ABUJA2416	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA NI
07ABUJA2417	NIGERIA: 2008 BUDGET SHIFT TO INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Summary: President Umar Musa Yar'adua presented to the National Assembly (NA) his 2008 federal government budget of $21.11 billion (2.47 trillion naira - exchange rate of 117 naira to one dollar) on November 8. The 2008 budget is a 6.5% increase from 2007 budget. The 2008 budget is nearl [...]	2007-11-19 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA2422	ECOWAS COMMISSIONER TOURE ON AFRICOM [...] (C) During a November 20 meeting in which ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Mahamane Toure told Poloff that the USG's approach to persuading African states to buy into Africom was wrong. Explaining his widely circulated comments following the November 7 ECOWAS Chie [...]	2007-11-21 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL NI
07ABUJA2423	SCENESETTER FOR AMB YATES AND VICE ADMIRAL MOELLER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 15:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL KPKO NI
07ABUJA2428	ABUJA SCENESETTER FOR AMB. YATES AND VICE ADMIRAL [...] (C) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes your November 27-29 visit to Abuja. Your visit comes at a pivotal time in West Africa's engagement with Africom. Popular and official misunderstanding of the Africom concept, regional pride, and colonial baggage have made Nigeria and other regional c [...]	2007-11-21 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL KPKO NI
07ABUJA2430	FY 2007 CARRY-OVER ESF PROJECT PROPOSALS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Abuja supports USAID Bilateral Mission proposal to use USD 500,000 from AF ESF to help media, civil society and the National Assembly monitor and move forward Nigeria's electoral reform process. Embassy also supports USAID West African Mission proposal to utilize USD 200 [...]	2007-11-23 10:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV AFIN AMGT PHUM PREL ETRD NI
07ABUJA2435	NIGERIAN CUSTOMS INVESTIGATING TEMPORARY IMPORT LICENSES [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA2436	NIGERIA: IPR CRIMES WORKSHOP WELL-RECEIVED [...] (SBU) Summary. A three-day workshop on investigative skills for IPR crimes had energetic and high participation from Nigerian enforcement officials in Abuja. The course was successful in raising awareness as to the seriousness of IPR crimes, providing detailed investigative techniques for ha [...]	2007-11-23 11:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV NI
07ABUJA2437	NIGERIAN SENATE CHALLENGING BAKASSI HANDOVER [...] (U) On November 22, the Nigerian Senate debated and approved a resolution challenging the validity of the Green Tree Agreement reached last year between Nigeria and Cameroon returning the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroonian sovereignty. The agreement was intended to put into effect a 2002 ruling [...]	2007-11-23 11:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI CM
07ABUJA2439	NIGERIA: SEEKS INCREASED COOPERATION DURING INL [...] (SBU) Summary. During INL Assitant Secretary (A/S) Thomas Schweich,s November 4-6 visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, GON Law Enforcement Officials expressed a strong interest in increasing bilateral cooperation and an equally strong desire for a strengthened relationship in order to tackle th [...]	2007-11-26 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM KJUS ECON PGOV SNAR NI
07ABUJA2446	CANDIDATE FOR NIGERIAN RULING PARTY CHAIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Anyim Pius Anyim, former Senate President and contender the Chairmanship of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) predicted the fall of current Senate President David Mark and affirmed his dedication to democratic principles at all levels of government, including within the P [...]	2007-11-27 14:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI

07ABUJA2447	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONQWITH [...] (U) Poloff met with Charles Ononye, Deputy Director of the Nigerian MFA's International Organizations Division, on November 27 to deliver reftel demarche. Ononye promised to consider the U.S. reasons for opposing the three resolutions and confer with his colleagues in New York, but he was ul [...]	2007-11-27 15:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA NI IS
07ABUJA2448	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CERD ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 15:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA NI
07ABUJA2449	NIGERIA: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 12 meeting with the Deputy Secretary and AF A/S Frazer, Foreign Minister (FM) Ojo SIPDIS Maduekwe praised the relationship between Nigeria and the United States and acknowledged shared interests such as peacekeeping. The FM was concerned, however, over travel [...]	2007-11-28 06:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL CVIS ECON MASS NI
07ABUJA2450	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian National Security Advisor Mukhtar welcomed Deputy Secretary Negroponte's November 12 visit as USG recognition of Nigeria's importance and the Yar'Adua government's efforts to correct problems associated with the April 2007 elections. Mukhtar described the GoN's efforts to [...]	2007-11-28 06:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MASS EPET KPKO KCRIM NI
07ABUJA2464	NIGERIA: RULING PARTY CONVENTION DELAY - BUYING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Assistant Director and Coordinator for Foreign Chapters Agape Kramer (strictly protect) told Poloff senior PDP leadership, including National Chairman Ahmadu Ali, are intent on implementing the recommendations of the Alex Ekwueme-led Reconcili [...]	2007-11-28 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2465	NIGERIA: DESERTIFICATION A GROWING PROBLEM [...] Summary. At least 40% of the surface area surrounding the Sahara Desert is threatened by desertification, drought and desert encroachment. Nigeria is losing 1,355 square miles (sqm) of range and crop lands each year, and the far northern states of Sokoto, Kebbi and Katsina have had more than 4 [...]	2007-11-28 17:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV SOCI NI
07ABUJA2476	NIGERIAN TERROR SUSPECTS DENIED BAIL, PLEAD NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five individuals charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts and possession of prohibited firearms and explosives, appeared in court, pled not guilty, and were denied bail. Two also face charges in connection with the attempted murder of one Bulama Mohammed Shuaibu. The trial [...]	2007-11-30 11:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NI
07ABUJA2479	ICPC'S ANTI-CORRUPTION BATTLE: OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) Executive Member Uriah Angulu told PolCouns he believes Yar'Adua is "honest and sincere" in his fight against corruption. In a recent meeting with ICPC leadership, Angulu said Yar'Adua ordered the ICPC to [...]	2007-11-30 11:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI
07ABUJA2481	BUHARI'S LAWYER REMAINS CONFIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mike Ahamba (strictly protect),lead counsel for General Buhari, remains confident that the presidential election will be annulled. He said INEC was "incredibly sloppy" and left a paper trail of fraudulent results sheets at all stages of vote tabulation. Ahamba believes that IN [...]	2007-11-30 13:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2491	NIGERIA DELEGATION TO NEW DELHI IPAPI CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL NI
07ABUJA2497	NIGERIA: AFRICOM LEADERSHIP VISIT ABUJA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 28-29, Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates and Vice Admiral Robert Moeller visited Abuja to discuss AFRICOM with Nigerian government officials, ECOWAS Commission President Chambas, Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy (GGESS) member representatives, and members of the Nige [...]	2007-12-03 16:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS NI
07ABUJA2508	NIGERIA: INDUSTRY UNHAPPY WITH NCC DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Adebambo Adewopo, Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC),has received negative press reports in the local media and been subject to complaints from intellectual property (IP) rights experts regarding his tenure at the NCC. Some of the reports against him [...]	2007-12-06 11:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR PGOV NI
07ABUJA2513	CAMEROONIAN VICE PREMIER DISCUSSES BAKASSI WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 4 meeting, Cameroonian Vice Prime Minister Ali told Nigerian President Yar'Adua that the Nigerian Senate resolution condemning the ceding of Bakassi was an entirely internal affair, to which Cameroon would not react. Cameroonian High Commissioner told PolOffs Yar'Adua [...]	2007-12-06 16:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CM NI
07ABUJA2523	NIGERIA: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 08:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA PHUM NI
07ABUJA2544	YAR'ADUA BEGINS MOVES ON GON MASTER PLAN ON NIGER [...] (C) Summary: The office of Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan plans a retreat to discuss the Niger Delta Master Plan December 13-14 in Geneva, Switzerland. Ministers, international experts on conflict resolution and others will focus on ways to promote accountability, gauge performanc [...]	2007-12-10 15:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA2546	NIGERIA COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY [...] Summary: The HIV infection rate in Nigeria is estimated to be 4.4% or 3.9 million inhabitants with the most vulnerable the 20-24 year age group along with an estimated 930,000 orphans. The USG is the largest bilateral donor at $304 million for 2007 and holds the donor coordination chairmanshi [...]	2007-12-11 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID KPAO SOCI PGOV NI
07ABUJA256	MISSION NIGERIA LES VOTER REGISTRATION SURVEY [...] (U) Nigeria's voter registration exercise got off to a rocky start in October and ended on February 2, 2007. The political section sent a questionaire on voter registration via email to Embassy Abuja, Consulate Lagos and USAID Nigeria locally engaged staff (LES) during the first week of Febru [...]	2007-02-09 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA2560	2007 ECOWAS DONORS' MEETING [...] Summary: Development partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met November 20-21 in Abuja for a progress report on the organization's initiatives. The central vision of the ECOWAS Commission was transforming ECOWAS into an "ECOWAS of the People." While peace and sec [...]	2007-12-13 06:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD EINV EAID PREL NI ECOWAS
07ABUJA2578	NIGERIAN PRESIDENT SENDS GREENTREE AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian President Yar'Adua has sent the Greentree Agreement to the Senate for ratification, while allegations have arisen that $40 million allocated to resettle Bakassi residents has disappeared. Deputy Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba, who represents Cross Rivers State (where Bak [...]	2007-12-14 13:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS NI CM
07ABUJA2579	NIGERIA: NORTHERN POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR NOV/DEC [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent political developments across northern Nigeria, including: -- Violence erupts in Bauchi -- Niger governor probes former governor Kure -- Kano Imam escapes assassination -- LGC elections spark political violence in Kano 2. (SBU) VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN BA [...]	2007-12-14 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA2589	NIGERIA-IMF ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION, ECONOMIC DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISORY DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-18 12:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON EPET EAID PINR NI
07ABUJA2593	NIGERIA: COMMERCE MINISTER SPEAKS ON U.S. RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting prior to the December 11 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, the Minister of Commerce and Industry Charles Ugwuh expressed appreciation for AGOA and contrasted USG understanding of what countries like Nigeria need to expand trade relativ [...]	2007-12-21 09:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV NI
07ABUJA2600	TIFA COUNCIL- U.S.-NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting with the Government of Nigeria (GON),the U.S. and GON agreed on a work plan and joint-communique that paves the way forward for greater dialogue and engagement. Several GON officials expressed interes [...]	2007-12-21 12:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA2601	NIGERIA: SUCCESSFUL AGOA WORKSHOP AND SHEA BUTTER SITE [...] (SBU) Summary. The AGOA workshop presented an opportunity for the Nigerian private sector to listen to and speak with GON and USG officials on how Nigerian exporters have benefited and can continue to benefit from AGOA. The private sector was well-represented and flexible considering the last [...]	2007-12-27 06:48:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA2604	AMBASSADOR'S POSITIVE DISCUSSION WITH NIGERIAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador followed-up on instruction to engage Nigerian President Yar,Adua on his interest in moving forward with a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United States, on the fringes of the December 14, 2007, civil society event hosted by the Academy for Education Development (AED [...]	2007-12-27 06:51:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN NI
07ABUJA2615	EFCC CHAIR RIBADU SENT BACK TO SCHOOL? [...] (C) Summary: Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been assigned to a one year course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Speculation abounds that Ribadu's one year "study leave" is designed to remove him from the he [...]	2007-12-28 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ECON NI
07ABUJA2616	(S/NF) NIGERIA: SULE ON BUHARI AND OBASANJO [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Maitama Sule (strictly protect),former Nigerian ambassador to the United Nations (1979-1983) and reported well-known confidante of President Umaru Yar'Adua, contends that the popularity of presidential aspirant Muhammadu Buhari, who is challenging the election of President Ya [...]	2007-12-28 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
07ABUJA2617	NIGERIA: COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP & PROSPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: American, British, Canadian and Australian political officers in Abuja have formed a counterterrorism (CT) working group to press the GON to pass CT legislation in 2008. Nigerian leaders have expressed interest in resubmitting CT legislation, perhaps based on a Commonwealth mode [...]	2007-12-28 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NI
07ABUJA2618	EFCC CHAIR RIBADU SENT BACK TO SCHOOL? [...] (C) Summary: Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been assigned to a one year course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). Speculation abounds that Ribadu's one year "study leave" is designed to remove him from the he [...]	2007-12-28 16:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ECON NI
07ABUJA2619	NIGERIA: COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP & PROSPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: American, British, Canadian and Australian political officers in Abuja have formed a counterterrorism (CT) working group to press the GON to pass CT legislation in 2008. Nigerian leaders have expressed interest in resubmitting CT legislation, perhaps based on a Commonwealth mode [...]	2007-12-28 16:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NI
07ABUJA2627	RIBADU: DISCUSSES MOVE ON HIM, YAR,ADUA, IBORI AND [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador had 4-hour private discussion with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on the evening of December 28 at her residence to hear his views on the recent announcement that he will be transferred from the EFCC to the country,s leadersh [...]	2007-12-31 11:55:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV EFIN ECON NI
07ABUJA263	DPP'S BAFARAWA ON CAMPAIGN, POLITICAL BASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa offered his take on the presidential race, his own campaign as the Democratic Peoples' Party (DPP) candidate, and widening his political base of support to include northern Christians. Bafarawa [...]	2007-02-12 11:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA2632	NIGERIA: ASARI BELIEVES CONVERSION OF YOUTH TO [...] (S//NF) Maitama Sule (strictly protect) told PolOff on December 19 that Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF),has paid several visits to him in Kano since Asari's June 14 release from prison (Ref B). Former Nigerian ambassador to the United Nations [...]	2007-12-31 15:57:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA264	WAMBAN KANO OFFERS PRAISE, ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6, Senior Counselor to the Kano Emirate Council, Wamban Kano, offered praise and assistance to the Ambassador for Embassy Abuja's Kano outreach efforts. As the most prominent traditional institution in Kano State, the Emir's Palace wields significant influence, which i [...]	2007-02-12 11:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA267	VIEW FROM ZAMFARA DEPUTY GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zamfara State Deputy Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, also the current ANPP gubernatorial candidate for Zamfara State, met with the Ambassador on February 5 at his Gusau residence. Shinkafi, speaking before State Commissioners and media, used the opportunity to highlight improvem [...]	2007-02-12 14:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA269	VP ATIKU ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressed confidence in a meeting with the Ambassador on February 8, looking forward to the upcoming campaign. He said, though, that he had been worried about an attack or arrest a week earlier and had been obliged to move to an undisclosed location [...]	2007-02-12 15:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA270	SULTAN PLEDGES TO TARGET POLIO, HIV/AIDS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a February 4 courtesy call on the newly appointed Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Sa'ad Abubakar. The Sultan praised USG efforts to reach out to the Muslim community in northern Nigeria and pledged to use his time in office to call on Muslims to combat the spread [...]	2007-02-12 16:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA272	ELECTION PREPARATION: THE PAST AS PRELUDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The run-up to the 2007 elections in Nigeria has been marked by political acrimony, technical mismanagement and a generalized air of distrust. Lack of transparency in the overall process and competence in its technical implementation has resulted in a lack of confidence about the [...]	2007-02-13 07:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA292	SCIENCE FELLOW AIDS NIGERIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY [...] Summary: Embassy Abuja hosted a Science Fellow from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in fall 2006, who worked with Nigerian Geological survey to provide advice and recommendations on strengthening their remote sensing development. End Summary. Background on Nigeria's Geological Survey --- [...]	2007-02-15 06:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV OTRA EAGR NI
07ABUJA321	FEUD BETWEEN OBASANJO AND ATIKU NEARS KNOCKOUT [...] (U) The protracted war between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar has entered a critical phase as the finish line for the 2007 elections approaches. Both sides have turned up the rhetoric since Atiku's return to Nigeria in January. During the second week in February [...]	2007-02-16 12:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA322	THE ELECTORAL PLAYING FIELD TILTS NOTICEABLY [...] (C) Summary: With less than two months to go before elections in Nigeria, the ordinary logistical and managerial confusion which has characterized previous elections is giving way to what appears to be political exclusion. Recent coordinated actions by several key government agencies and a s [...]	2007-02-16 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA327	APPEALS COURT RULES IN ATIKU'S FAVOR [...] On February 20, Nigeria's Court of Appeal ruled that President Olusegun Obasanjo had no right to declare Vice President Atiku Abubakar's position vacant after he defected to the Action Congress political party. Judge Umaru Abdullahi, president of the Court of Appeal, said that "The president [...]	2007-02-20 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA343	2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW POST INPUT [...] Given the very short time between when post learned that, for the first time, Nigeria had been nominated by industry for inclusion on the Special 301 list and the deadline for post submission, we can offer only limited input. 2. Nigerian industry, U.S. industry, and the Nigerian government [...]	2007-02-22 07:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR NI
07ABUJA370	ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Techniques Course [...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Edozie, Hycenth Azuka DOB - 23 May 1966 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Police [...]	2007-02-23 12:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA402	SENATE PRESIDENT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Nigerian Senate President Ken Nnamani expressed a deep pessimism about the run-up, conduct and likely outcome of elections in six weeks. Nnamani (PDP-Enugu) believes the elections, if they happen, are likely to be the "chaotic," but logical conclusion to a flawed process marred [...]	2007-03-02 10:45:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA403	IWU: "ELECTION GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN" [...] (C) Summary: INEC Chairman Maurice Iwu said that election preparations are "going according to plan" and that he hopes the April 14 and 21 polls will be "hitch free." Sixty-one million voters have been registered, and according to Iwu, INEC is now in the process of checking each state's vote [...]	2007-03-02 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA404	NIGERIA AVIAN FLU U.S. RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Nigeria is now better able to take samples and test reported outbreaks, most of the problems that have dogged the country in responding to AI persist. Surveillance remains very weak and urgently needs attention. Inter-ministerial cooperation is still a problem. The publi [...]	2007-03-02 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR NI
07ABUJA413	NIGERIAN - CHINESE DIALOGUE [...] SUMMARY: China/Nigeria relations have intensified in recent years. Nigeria's role as a major oil producing nation has elicited Chinese (PRC) approaches in the energy sector and other areas. At this time, there is no dialogue between the USG and PRC regarding Nigeria. Potential areas of dial [...]	2007-03-05 13:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV NI CH
07ABUJA417	PTDF - EXPOSING NIGERIA'S EXECUTIVE MALFEASANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Senate report on the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) provides a detailed account of the non-transparent nature of the PTDF and, in particular, specific actions taken by both President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku which fall outside the mandate of the fund an [...]	2007-03-06 14:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI
07ABUJA426	THE THIRD IMF REVIEW OF NIGERIA'S PSI [...] Summary. On March 3, 2007, the IMF held a briefing of the 3rd review of the Policy Support Instrument (PSI). Michael Bell, IMF Senior Resident Representative, stated that the report is still a work-in-progress and that discussions with the GON are at an interim stage, but the IMF has seen good [...]	2007-03-06 17:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON PINR NI
07ABUJA431	PDP CANDIDATE YAR'ADUA GRAVELY ILL, POSSIBLY DEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDP presidential candidate Umar Yar'Adua collapsed at a private residence in Abuja on March 6 and was subsequently taken by air ambulance to Germany. Unconfirmed reports from Embassy contacts March 7 indicate Yar'Adua has died. Trying to downplay the event, PDP National Se [...]	2007-03-07 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA438	YAR'ADUA'S CONDITION REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (C) The status of the ruling PDP party Presidential candidate Umaru Yar'Adua remains unclear. Rumors of his death have slowed, but the best confirmation of his status comes from a BBC telephonic interview conducted with him at a hospital in Germany. 2. (C) German sources report that Yar [...]	2007-03-07 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA44	NIGERIA CENSUS RESULTS - STATUS QUO MAINTAINED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nigerian National Population Commission (NPC) released the first census in 15 years. The census tabulations affirmed conventional wisdom that the majority of the population is in the 17 northern states - 75 million compared to 65 million in the southern states. The largest [...]	2007-01-10 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KDEM ECON PGOV EAID NI
07ABUJA441	NIGERIA - 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In response to reftel, this cable contains Nigeria's submission for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. . Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- -------- . 2. The Nigerian government (GON) is working towards reducing the [...]	2007-03-08 07:57:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
07ABUJA449	PTDF - THE DISSENTING SENATE REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In conjunction with the Senate report on the PTDF, Senator Titus Olapitan issued an independent report taking issue with the scope of the investigation, the Committee's impartiality, and several of the specific conclusions. Both houses of the National Assembly have established n [...]	2007-03-08 15:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA46	SENATE PRESIDENT KEN NNAMANI ON CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Nnamani says he has been asked by Presidential candidates Katsina Governor Yar,Adua, former Chief of State Buhari and Vice President Atiku -- currently, the three leaders of the pack -- each to serve as his Vice Presidential running mate. However, Nnamani says [...]	2007-01-10 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA460	BUGAJE: A BAD ELECTION BETTER THAN A DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both external pressure from the international community and domestic activism are needed to ensure that the Nigerian Government sticks to its constitutionally mandated electoral calendar. Failure to adhere to the current calendar would plunge the country into a crisis of legitim [...]	2007-03-09 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA461	AMBASSADOR VISIT TO EDO FINDS GREAT CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) On a visit to Benin City, capital of Edo State and center of the historic Benin Kingdom, interlocutors from the Governor's office as well as the court of the Oba of Benin, the traditional leader, each expressed their concern about the upcoming elections in Nigeria and the danger presented [...]	2007-03-09 12:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA462	ELECTION 2007 THIS WAY COMES [...] (C) Summary: Worries about election readiness from the technical and political perspectives dominated the Embassy's March 8 meeting with NDI, IRI, and IFES. Though INEC has finished drafting polling day procedures, IFES and UNDP experts are troubled by many of them and are negotiating for r [...]	2007-03-09 13:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA463	NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER/HR ACTIVIST ESCAPES ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The publisher of the Humanity,a critical new weekly newspaper (cir 3,000)printed in Port Harcourt and circulating in several Niger Delta States, barely escaped a violent attack by a group of armed thugs while leaving a social event on March 4. The publisher, Anyakwee Nsirimovu, [...]	2007-03-09 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA465	MADUEKWE: PDP WILL WIN IN APRIL [...] (C) Summary: Ojo Maduekwe says that the Presidential contest is a "two-horse race" between Governor Yar'Adua and General Buhari and "barring any extraordinary eventuality" the PDP will win. He characterized the Nigerian opposition as "dysfunctional" and pledged that the ruling party will co [...]	2007-03-09 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA466	AF/W OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) Summary: AF/W Office Director Philip Carter met with ANPP Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari and AC Presidential candidate Vice President Atiku Abubakar during a visit to Nigeria the week of February 28. The PDP Presidential candidate was unavailable for a meeting despite repeate [...]	2007-03-09 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA47	ALIYU MOHAMMED HOPES TO REPLACE YAR'ADUA ON PDP [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, the former National Security Advisor (NSA),on January 8. Aliyu Mohammed believes that Governor Yar'Adua has failed as a candidate and says that President Obasanjo is trying to find a way to replace him. Aliyu claims that his [...]	2007-01-10 16:43:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA484	AMIN CHAIRMAN WARNS OF EXTREMISM, PLEDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Poloff met with Sheikh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussaini, Chairman of the Assembly of Muslims in Nigeria (AMIN),at his Abuja residence. Sheikh Al-Hussaini is also Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of both the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria and the Jama'a [...]	2007-03-13 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL PTER SOCI NI
07ABUJA489	NIGERIA: DOCTORS' STRIKE HIGHLIGHTS HEALTH SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Doctors at Nigeria's public hospitals initiated a two-day warning strike on March 5 to protest eroding pay and benefits under a newly enacted salary structure. The new structure fixes rates for previously percentage-based allowances and calculates taxes on the gross rather tha [...]	2007-03-14 12:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB SOCI TBIO NI
07ABUJA491	ATIKU CONFIDENT COURTS WILL PUT HIM ON BALLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two important court victories -- including a decision on March 7 in which the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that INEC does not have the right to disqualify candidates -- have boosted Vice-President Atiku Abubakar's chances of being on the ballot in April. Although a number of [...]	2007-03-14 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA492	INEC CHAIRMAN TELLS WESTERN COMS HE IS "DETERMINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 8 meeting with Western diplomats, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu again exuded the optimistic tone he has shown in recent meetings about the state of preparations for forthcoming state and national elections (see reftel). He claim [...]	2007-03-14 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA518	NIGERIA: DISSENTING SENATOR ON PTDF, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senator Titus Olupitan, author of the dissenting Senate report on PTDF activities, says he expects the Review Committee charged with completing the PTDF investigation and addressing unanswered questions will not fulfill its mandate. He held out hope that failure by the Review Co [...]	2007-03-15 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA52	JOURNALISTS IN NIGERIA: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the last two weeks a series of unfortunate events have struck journalists in Nigeria. On the evening of December 22, 2006, ThisDay newspaper's editorial board chairman Godwin Agbroko was shot and killed in Lagos. On December 24, 2006, Alhaji Bello Damagum of the Daily T [...]	2007-01-11 12:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA523	AS EXPECTED, ATIKU DISQUALIFIED [...] (C) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has followed through on its threat and excluded Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from next month's presidential race. INEC made its announcement at a March 15 press conference, in which it released a list of 24 approved president [...]	2007-03-16 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA524	DEMOCRACY PARTNERS CONCERNED ELECTION CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With less than one month to go before elections the Nigeria-based U.S. election partners, NDI, IRI, PACT, and IFES, are strongly concerned that an election crisis is looming. The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to begin basic election preparation [...]	2007-03-16 11:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA564	SENATE PRESIDENT UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senate President Ken Nnamani says he is under immense pressure from President Obasanjo to manage sensitive debate at the National Assembly in the Executive's favor. Meanwhile, Nnamani continues to say that his objective is to remain neutral and ensure that elections happen on ti [...]	2007-03-22 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA565	NIGERIA: SENATE COMMITTEE INDICTS PRESIDENT, V.P. [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Senate Review Committee looking into the activities of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund released its report recommending both President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku be referred to the Code of Conduct Bureau for further action in relation to illegal approval of d [...]	2007-03-23 08:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR NI
07ABUJA580	SENATOR SAYS INDICTMENT A NOT SO VEILED THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Senate President Jonathan Zwingina called the tabled indictment delivered against the President on March 7, an explicit message to President Obasanjo --- deliver an election as planned in April, or the Senate will reconvene on April 24 and begin legal proceedings again [...]	2007-03-23 14:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA582	MISSION PLANS TO OBSERVE NIGERIAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigerians are scheduled to vote for Governors and State Assembly members on April 14 and for the President and National Assembly members on April 21. These elections will mark the first transition of power from one civilian government to another in Nigeria's history. Election [...]	2007-03-26 13:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC AMGT EAID KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA583	ELECTIONS SNAPSHOTS #5 [...] (SBU) This cable is the fifth in a series of elections snapshots designed to provide a sense of the local environment in the run up to the elections planned for April 2007. In-depth information will continue to be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interesting [...]	2007-03-26 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA597	SUBJECT: EVALUATION OF NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTION - [...] (U) Following is an assessment of the current state of Nigeria's election preparations, keyed to REF A approved criteria. This is the first of four initial responses and updates as required. A. Pre-Election Technical Preparations (1) (U) Is the revised electoral law considered to be [...]	2007-03-27 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA598	ELECTION PARTNERS CONCERNED OVER VOTERS ROLL [...] (C) Summary: A random spot check of the quality of the voter's register by an American elections partner has raised troubling questions about the quality of INEC's final product. The check revealed numerous duplicate registrants, obviously underage children registered as voters, and entries l [...]	2007-03-27 17:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA60	SSS ARRESTS MORE JOURNALISTS AT ABUJA INQUIRER [...] (C) Post reported reftel that one Nigerian journalist was arrested by the State Security Service (SSS),another was murdered, and that the top floor of the corporate offices of Thisday newspaper was destroyed in a fire. In a new development, SSS agents on January 10, 2007 detained the entire [...]	2007-01-11 15:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA603	Avian Influenza -- State and DOD Contacts [...] For G/AIAG Hollis Summers Embassy Nigeria Contacts on Avian Influenza State: Economic Counselor Necia Quast E-mail: QuastNL@state.gov Phone: 234-9-461-4119 Department of Defense: Office of Defense Cooperation ODC Chief Luis Perozo E-mail: PerozoL@state.gov Phone: 234-9-461-4168 [...]	2007-03-28 16:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID NI
07ABUJA608	NIGERIA: FALLING BEHIND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS [...] Summary. Nigeria is not on track to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) due to a lack of policy coordination between the federal, state and local governments. A major impediment is the lack of staff available to implement and monitor MDG projects. The Government of Nigeria (GON) ha [...]	2007-03-29 11:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA61	NIGERIA: PDP EDUCATES CANDIDATES ON PLATFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an attempt to communicate a unified party ideology in the campaigning for the 2007 elections, the PDP party held a three-day retreat for all its candidates. The retreat focused on educating the candidates on the PDP Manifesto, a fifty-page policy document outlining objectives [...]	2007-01-11 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA618	PROSPECTS FOR NIGERIA'S FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) Nigeria is only two-and-a-half weeks away from State Governor and Assembly elections, and three-and-a-half from Presidential and National Assembly elections. Despite the short timeframe, there is considerable disagreement among Nigerians about whether the elections will happen, what they [...]	2007-03-30 06:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA621	PRESIDENT LAUNCHES NIGER DELTA MASTER PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a high-profile, media event, President Obasanjo on March 27 launched the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan. The following day, March 28, the Minister of External Affairs hosted a breakfast with the diplomatic corps focused on the Delta. The President, in a wide [...]	2007-03-30 08:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA628	NIGERIA'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections, from some angles Nigeria's economic performance looks impressive: low debt, high reserves, strong export earnings, stable inflation, GDP per capita up, strong non-oil sector growth, improved budget management, and increasingly modern banking all form the b [...]	2007-03-30 14:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA629	COULD CANDIDATE'S DEATH DELAY ELECTIONS? [...] (C) The March 29 death of Alliance for Democracy (AD) presidential candidate Chief Adebayo Adefarati raised serious legal and constitutional questions relating to the timing of the April 21 presidential elections. INEC's Director of Public Affairs made statements on March 29 that the death wo [...]	2007-03-30 15:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA630	A SUMMARY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Political violence has increased over the past several months and many fear this trend will only worsen before the April elections. The driving force is a desire to capture power and control of state resources at all costs. Nigeria,s rampant corruption and patronage-based system support [...]	2007-03-30 15:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA631	INEC: PREPARATIONS FOR 2003 VS. 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The current posture of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and preparations for the 2007 elections raise worrisome echoes of the failures of 2003, when preparations were inadequate and polling itself was embroiled in disarray, misconduct and confrontation [...]	2007-03-30 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA632	IWU: INEC PREPARED, STEADY AND READY TO GO [...] (U) SUMMARY: INEC Chairman Maurice Iwu told a packed audience of diplomats in Abuja that INEC is prepared to conduct credible elections as scheduled. He said that INEC had no intention of delaying the elections because of the death of a presidential candidate, although he acknowledged that i [...]	2007-03-30 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA638	ILEA GABORONE - Personnel and Facility Security Course, [...] The following 5 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Police Force are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Ohiozoba O. Ehiede DOB - 18 September 1965 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Police Current Position - Staff Officer II Passport No - A3400336A Ex [...]	2007-04-03 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA666	APRIL ELECTIONS, A SHAM IN SHAMBLES [...] (C) Summary: American election partners to date have yet to see a template or ballot for next month's elections. Despite assurances from INEC chairman Professor Maurice Iwu, there is no evidence that any of the estimated 300 million ballots needed have been designed, printed or distributed. [...]	2007-04-10 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA667	PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATION OF NIGERIAN [...] (U) Summary: In addition to this Mission's own plans to to field over 80 observers for the forthcoming Nigerian elections (ref. A),a number of multilateral organizations, other embassies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are planning to have observer teams in the field during the April [...]	2007-04-10 16:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA668	NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: CHAIRMAN IWU STILL BOBBING AND [...] (C) In a April 6 meeting with local Chiefs of Mission (COMs),Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu at first insisted that all international observers of the forthcoming Nigerian elections would need to attend an orientation conference in Abuja the week of April [...]	2007-04-10 18:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA669	NIGERIA: ELECTIONS PREP - THE SIX STATE TOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloffs visited Enugu, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Bauchi states over the period of March 20 to 30, meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (where possible),NGOs, local media, and other stakeholders in the elections process. With only two weeks to elections, our P [...]	2007-04-11 06:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA681	BUGAJE: WE WALKED INTO A TRAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six weeks after arguing that a flawed election is better than a postponed election, Usman Bugaje, a key advisor to Vice President Atiku Abubakar, now says that the country's political opposition has walked into a trap by believing that it could out maneuver the ruling party on po [...]	2007-04-11 11:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA682	EVALUATION OF NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTION - PART B [...] (U) Following is an assessment of the current state of Nigeria's election preparations, keyed to approved criteria (Ref A). This is the second of a series of four responses to Ref A and an undetermined number of follow-up reports. Ref B is the first cable in the series. B. Political Is [...]	2007-04-11 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA683	NIGERIA: NEW LAW STRENGTHENS IPR [...] Summary. Piracy remains a major challenge in Nigeria, however, the Copyright Optical Discs Plant Regulation 2006 (CODPR) should improve the situation. The CODPR empowers the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to implement a new policy framework under the Strategic Action Against Piracy (STR [...]	2007-04-11 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON NI
07ABUJA692	Outbreak Communications Evaluation [...] (SBU) Nigeria has recently completed, though not yet formally adopted, a second draft of its Integrated National Avian Influenza Response Plan. Copies of that plan were submitted to AIAG via e-mail. Three UN consultants worked closely with the GON on this new draft, including a UN Communicatio [...]	2007-04-12 13:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR NI
07ABUJA697	SNAPSHOT OF KEY NORTHERN GUBERNATORIAL RACES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Similar to the Presidential contest, most Northern gubernatorial elections will be fought between the two major parties in Nigeria, the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP). The only formidable challenge the Action Congress (AC) presen [...]	2007-04-12 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA698	NIGERIAN ELECTION "HOLIDAY" DENOUNCED AS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo's sudden April 11 announcement of public holidays on April 12 and 13, supposedly to facilitate travel for the April 14 gubernatorial elections, has been widely denounced as a transparent political ploy intended to postpone the Supreme Court's hearing of Vice Pr [...]	2007-04-12 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI

07ABUJA705	FCT MINISTER SHARES POLL DATA [...] (C) Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nasir el-Rufai requested a meeting in order to brief on the latest political information from the Presidency. He did so under the guise of President Obasanjo's "promise to keep missions informed." He showed copies of polling data from throughout [...]	2007-04-13 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA706	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 1 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-14 10:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA707	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 1 - [...] SUMMARY: Polling in Nigeria got off to a slow start for the April 14 round of state elections. Most observers reported that polling began by about 9:30 vice the 8:00 beginning time. Problems observed thus far include voters registers missing or in two different versions, untrained poll wor [...]	2007-04-14 10:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA708	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 2 [...] SUMMARY: With a couple of hours to go before the close of polls, confusion continues in the Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. As of noon, mission, international and domestic observers report that the majority of polling stations have yet to receive materials. As the day wears on, more sec [...]	2007-04-14 13:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA709	NIGERIAN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 3 [...] SUMMARY: The appointed hour for the close of polls has passed, but many polling stations remain open. Throughout the country, the elections were delayed for a minimum of two hours and in some places polling did not begin until after 1400 hrs., primarily due to absence of voting materials. I [...]	2007-04-14 19:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA716	NIGERIA'S ELECTIONS: HOPES TO HOLD ROUND TWO [...] (C) Nigeria's April 14 Gubernatorial and State elections were held amid much confusion and problems throughout the country. Across Nigeria, polls opened late, were staffed by inadequately trained officials who lacked enough and/or proper voting materials and possessed either incomplete or i [...]	2007-04-16 16:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA717	NNAMANI-- THE WORST ELECTION IN ENUGU'S HISTORY [...] (U) Summary: Senate President Ken Nnamani summoned Poloff to his Enugu home late in the afternoon April 14. He pronounced Saturday's poll to be "the worst election in the history of the state" and reported that most of the people of Enugu (including the Senator and his family) had been dise [...]	2007-04-16 16:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA725	DOMESTIC MONITORS RAISE CONCERN, REJECT RESULTS OF [...] (U) A coalition of Nigerian civil society organizations including the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG),Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN),Labor Monitoring Team (LEMT),Women Environmental Program (WEP),Muslim League for Accountability (MULAC),Center for Democracy [...]	2007-04-17 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA726	ATIKU "OPEN" TO BOYCOTT; BUHARI SAYS "PEOPLE WILL [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who won a major victory at the Supreme Court on April 16 which compelled the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to place his name on the ballot, is "open to a boycott" of this week's presidential election, according to one of his key a [...]	2007-04-17 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA731	NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: KADUNA NUMBERS GAME [...] (C) Poloff and GSO formed one of two teams observing the April 14 Gubernatorial elections in Nigeria's Kaduna State. Poloff's team visited over 30 polling stations: some were in the cities of Kaduna and Zaria, a number along the road between them, and others off a side road to the North and We [...]	2007-04-18 08:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA746	OBSERVATION OF GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS: A REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A single characterization of the April 14 gubernatorial and state assembly elections across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones is impossible. Observations cover the full range -- from parts of Enugu and the Niger Delta regions where elections were simply never held, to some areas [...]	2007-04-19 15:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA747	RELIGIOUS AND LABOR GROUPS SPEAK OUT ON 4/14 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Strong public statements were issued on April 17 by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and on April 18 jointly by the two predominant Muslim and Christian organizations (the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)). Bo [...]	2007-04-19 15:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA748	NNAMANI PREDICTS FAILED ELECTIONS, INTERIM GOVT [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Ken Nnamani condemned Nigeria's April 14 elections as neither free, fair, nor credible and anticipated that the April 21 polls would be no better. He complained that the PDP had "gotten greedy" and dangerously attempted to fix the election results to win nearly [...]	2007-04-19 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA749	VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL CLAMPDOWN AFTER SATURDAY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the April 14 elections, Nigeria's Inspector General of Police has banned all public demonstration, political rallies and protests and issued "shoot-to-kill" orders to policemen throughout the nation in cases of arson or attacks on police stations. Excluding the apparent [...]	2007-04-19 15:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA753	EL-RUFAI: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS DESTROYING [...] (C) SUMMARY: FCT Minister el-Rufai, depressed, complained about the greed of the PDP in the April 14 elections and acknowledged "some problems" with the elections. But, he said the failure of Nigeria's elections would be the "fault of the international community" for undermining Nigerians' [...]	2007-04-20 12:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA754	ATIKU HEADS TO ELECTIONS, BUT EXPECTS INTERIM [...] (C) Vice President Atiku Abubakar updated the Ambassador on his view of the state of the nation following the April 14 elections and his victory in the Supreme Court that ensured his place on the Presidential ballot on April 21. Recovering from knee surgery for a torn tendon, he arrived at t [...]	2007-04-20 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA757	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: General balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections is yet to get underway as of 1130 local time. Some stations report a few ballots cast, but others report only the potential for balloting later in the day. No serious security incidents reported at th [...]	2007-04-21 12:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA758	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 2 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections is generally underway as of 1430 local time. Many stations report ballots cast, but others have yet to commence. There continue to be no serious security incidents reported, but more sporadic and isolated [...]	2007-04-21 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA759	NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - SITREP 3 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The balloting in Nigeria's Presidential and National Assembly elections has been plagued by logistical shortcomings and voter apathy Our observers report overall turnout throughout the nation was no more than 25 percent of registered voters. Most polls are closing, but Missio [...]	2007-04-21 19:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA766	NIGERIAN "ELECTION" A CHARADE [...] (C) Serious irregularities and blatant fraud were observed around the country during Nigeria's April 21 election. In many parts of Nigeria, especially in rural areas, no voting took place. Where voting did occur, it began several hours late, turnout was low, and the conduct of the polls was [...]	2007-04-23 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA767	NIGERIA NUMBERS GAME [...] (C) Ref. A and septels will report on the shenanigans which marked Nigeria's April 21 Presidential and National Assembly elections. As we did last week for the vote in Kaduna state (ref. B),we wish here to focus on one particular statistic, overall voter turnout. As we will report in more d [...]	2007-04-23 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA768	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS REJECT APRIL 21 PRESIDENTIAL [...] Begin summary: The Domestic Election Observation Group, a coalition of civil society organizations in Nigeria, has rejected and called for the cancellation of the April 21 Nigeria presidential and national assembly elections. At a press conference in Abuja, the group described the elections [...]	2007-04-24 06:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA77	FCT MINISTER'S UPDATE ON PDP ELECTION PREPARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: FCT Minister el-Rufai called on Ambassador January 11 to provide a political update. He stressed the importance of the upcoming elections and said the PDP remained popular, but needed to exhibit "greater humility" to win voter support. He commented that PDP candidates Umaru Y [...]	2007-01-12 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA771	OBSERVERS SAY NIGERIAN ELECTIONS FLAWED [...] Summary: In a series of press conferences, the five main international observation groups said that the Nigerian elections were characterized by poor organization, lacked transparency and were marred by widespread irregularities. The elections, as a result, fell far short of international stan [...]	2007-04-24 12:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA777	OJO MADUEKWE GIVES AMBASSADOR PDP SPIN ON ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDP Secretary General Ojo Maduekwe assured the Ambassador that the results of the 2007 election reflected the will of the Nigerian people, although he made no effort to defend the controversial election process or the announced results. The elections, Maduekwe argued, were the cu [...]	2007-04-25 07:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA78	NIGERIA: ASSESSING PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With April elections drawing ever nearer and the deadline for voter registration at the end of January, USAID elections partners remain pessimistic, though IFES notes that completion of the voter registration exercise on time is not entirely impossible. INEC continues to maintain [...]	2007-01-12 15:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA786	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF THE 2007 NIGERIA ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Nigeria's April 14 (governors and state legislators) and April 21 (the Presidency and the National Assembly) elections were characterized by logistical and procedural shortcomings and by fraud. The announced results of the presidential, gubernatorial and Assembly races cannot be [...]	2007-04-25 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA787	OBSERVATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The April 21 presidential and National Assembly elections were marred with irregularities similar to those of the April 14 gubernatorial and state assembly polls (Ref. C). However, in some instances, irregularities observed were significantly worse than the previous weekend's [...]	2007-04-25 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA79	FORMER GOVERNOR ON POLITICAL CLIMATE IN THE NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 31, former military governor serving under Sani Abacha, Retired Captain Rufa'i Garba, offered his take on the political climate in the North ahead of April's elections. An astute political observer, Garba averred that the arrest of Vice President Atiku Abubukar migh [...]	2007-01-12 15:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ABUJA791	NIGERIA: LABOR CALLS ON GON TO REJECT ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on its strong April 17 statement on the Gubernatorial and state assembly elections (reftel),the National Labor Congress (NLC) issued a statement on April 24 that "the long-term interests of our nation will be better served by rejecting these elections." The statem [...]	2007-04-26 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA793	ELECTION RIGGING NIGERIAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Governor Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) was pronounced by INEC to be the winner of Nigeria's April 21 presidential election. However, fraud and mismanagement plagued the poll at every stage, and it is therefore impossible to assert any meaningful relatio [...]	2007-04-26 14:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI
07ABUJA795	CIVIL SOCIETY, OPPOSITION PARTIES CONSIDER STREET [...] (U) Summary: One week after the primary election monitoring group called for the annulment of Nigerians election, members of Nigeria's major civil society groups are struggling to define a plan of action. With little confidence in institutional fixes coming either through the courts or the Na [...]	2007-04-26 15:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA80	SHARIA: POTENT, HERE TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 30-31 meetings, Kano-based Bayero University academics Sani Zaharadeen and Zainab Kabir discussed training for Sharia court judges and public perceptions of Sharia implementation in the North. According to Islamic Studies Chair Sani Zaharadeen, the training given to [...]	2007-01-12 15:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM NI
07ABUJA804	VILLA DENIZENS SPIN THE ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, Ambassador met with Villa denizens Nasir el-Rufai, Femi Fani-Kayode and Akin Osuntokun to express disappointment with the flawed 2007 elections, to urge that election dispute mechanisms be credible, to reaffirm the unacceptability of violence, and to ask about dialo [...]	2007-04-27 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA805	OPPOSITION WORKING TO KEEP FAILED ELECTIONS STORY [...] (C) Summary: The political opposition is developing a three-pronged strategy in a bid to keep attention focused on the failures of the 2007 election. While key details are still to be worked out, according to Usman Bugaje (strictly protect) there is, in principle, agreement to proceed among th [...]	2007-04-27 14:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ABUJA807	INEC HOLDS ELECTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY [...] Nigeria's National Electoral Commission (INEC) initially claimed that elections were successfully conducted in Nigeria with minor exceptions, but the rescheduled elections will hold in 28 out of the 36 states of Nigeria on April 28. The elections will hold for various offices across the six g [...]	2007-04-27 14:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA808	PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO THE NATION ABOUT ELECTORAL [...] In a nationwide radio and television broadcast on April 24, President Olusegun Obasanjo admitted problems in the conduct of the elections, but advised aggrieved parties "to avail themselves of the laid down constitutional procedure for seeking redress in electoral matters." In his 15-minute s [...]	2007-04-27 15:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA809	BUHARI'S CHALLENGE "IN THE INTEREST OF DEMOCRACY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: ANPP Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari discussed his view of Nigeria's future with the Ambassador on April 27 just before leaving for Kaduna. END SUMMARY. ELECTIONS AND THE PDP --------------------- 2. (C) Ambassador began the conversation by expressing concern [...]	2007-04-27 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA81	NIGERIA - PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (S) Summary: I called on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Umaru Musa YarQadua at a private residence in Abuja on January 12. He commented on the style of his potential presidency which would be characterized by an active, outward looking foreign policy and contin [...]	2007-01-12 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA820	ACF UNHAPPILY ACCEPTS THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: PolOffs met with Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chairman Chief Sunday Awoniyi at his Abuja residence on April 26. The Kaduna-based ACF is an umbrella organization advocating the political, economic, and cultural interests of the 19 states constituting northern Nigeria. Wh [...]	2007-04-30 13:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA822	COUP RUMORS STOKED BY DISGRUNTLED MILITARY [...] (S) Recent reporting in other agency channels coincides with rumors heard by Poloffs about a disgruntled military considering its future. There are several irritants that feed this chatter. Just prior to the election season, the Presidency promised pay raises for both police and military, [...]	2007-04-30 13:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA841	SUPREME COURT'S MOOD COLORED BY ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In upcoming weeks, the mood of the Supreme Court may well be an important factor in determining how many of the recently concluded "elections" stand. In the past three weeks its rulings on the myriad lawsuits brought by President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku in their poli [...]	2007-04-30 15:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA847	NIGERIA: APRIL 28 MAKE-UP ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) continued its near-sweep of state and national races after this weekend's rescheduled elections, which were held in select parts of 27 states. Previous state or national elections in these locations were either not held on the 14th o [...]	2007-05-02 10:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
07ABUJA852	LABOR CONDEMNS ELECTIONS AT MAY DAY CELEBRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a joint National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) May Day celebration in Abuja, labor leaders condemned the April 2007 state and national elections and voiced displeasure with the failure of the Obasanjo administration to address basic issues affecting la [...]	2007-05-02 15:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA855	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA SAYS REFORM WILL CONTINUE, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 2, Nigeria President- elect Yar'adua affirmed that the reforms instituted under President Obasanjo will continue. He also said that election law and practice will be reviewed from the ground up. He criticized Nigerian political culture with its "winner take al [...]	2007-05-02 17:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA864	MARWA ON ELECTIONS, AIRLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Buba Marwa (rtd.) discussed Nigeria's recent elections immediately following the official ceremony where INEC Chairman Iwu handed over the victory certificate to PDP Presidential candidate Yar'Adua. Marwa speculated that the "embarrassing" results of the Presidential po [...]	2007-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA865	KWARA GOVERNOR DEFENDS ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the re-elected PDP Governor of Kwara state Bukola Saraki and stressed that the USG was concerned about the conduct of the elections, violence was not acceptable, and the tribunals were critical to the final phase of the electoral process. Saraki defended th [...]	2007-05-03 16:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA869	PRESIDENT-ELECT YAR'ADUA: BIO INFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nigeria's president-elect Umaru Musa Yar'adua is relatively unknown both within and outside the country. Yar'adua (a soft-spoken, introvert) is now faced with the daunting task of uniting the country following elections termed as the worst in Nigerian history and disproving the po [...]	2007-05-04 09:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA884	NIGERIA: RUSSIA CONGRATULATES YAR'ADUA [...] (C) Summary. The Russian Ambassador delivered a message of congratulations to President-elect Yar'adua from Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 3. He said that Yar'adua has asked to be received in Moscow before the latter's inauguration as President of Nigeria on May 29 though not by Pu [...]	2007-05-07 12:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA886	NIGERIA: RUSSIA CONGRATULATES YAR'ADUA [...] (C) Summary. The Russian Ambassador delivered a message of congratulations to President-elect Yar'adua from Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 3. He said that Yar'adua has asked to be received in Moscow before the latter's inauguration as President of Nigeria on May 29 - though not by [...]	2007-05-07 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ABUJA887	PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S FORUM ON ECONOMIC STAKEHOLDERS [...] Summary. In April, President Obasanjo hosted a "Presidential Forum with Stakeholders of the Economy". Presentations were made by key ministries and government agencies giving a glowing tribute to Obasanjo's leadership. The general theme was that there had been progress, but many challenges r [...]	2007-05-07 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR NI
07ABUJA903	YAR'ADUA'S AFRICAN TOUR [...] (U) Governor Musa Umaru Yar'Adua embarked on an African tour this week. In Benin, Yar'Adua called for stronger cooperation between the two countries and assured resident Nigerians that his administration will continue and consolidate the Obasanjo Administration's economic reforms. In Togo, [...]	2007-05-09 15:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA911	NIGERIA: SUGGESTIONS ON FUTURE POLICY [...] (S) Summary: In the aftermath of Nigeria's deeply flawed 2007 elections, we need to consider how best to engage with the future Yar'adua government. Post suggests that the USG should reaffirm its commitment to electoral reform in Nigeria, publicly support the electoral tribunals and other j [...]	2007-05-10 16:26:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA916	GENERAL AGWAI ON DARFUR, PERSONNEL CHANGES [...] (C) General Martin Luther Agwai met with the Ambassador and Defense Attach on May 11 to discuss his trip to the U.N. the week of May 14 and his next assignment as Force Commander for AMIS (African Union Mission in Sudan) and transition of this force to a U.N. peacekeeping force. Following his [...]	2007-05-11 10:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KPKO NI
07ABUJA922	NIGERIA'S ELECTION TRIBUNALS - LAST HOPE OR CATCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. As international and domestic observers hang their hopes for redemption of Nigeria's electoral process on the electoral tribunals and their hearing of appeals, new concerns emerge regarding the timeliness of convening the tribunals and the ability of petitioners to meet the strin [...]	2007-05-11 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KREL NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA923	ARRESTS, INTIMIDATION SUCCESSFULLY QUASH PROTESTS [...] Despite harsh rhetoric by Nigerian opposition candidates, labor leaders, and civil society, promises of mass action to protest the Nigerian elections have largely gone unfilled. Labor rallies were held on May 1 (reftel),but were tightly controlled and largely peaceful. Civil society issued a [...]	2007-05-11 13:43:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA928	NIGERIA - WTO ARTICLE XXI AND AGOA FORUM [...] On May 11, 2007 Econoffs delivered reftel A demarche to Dr. Yemi Obafemi, Director of External Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Obafemi said the ministry will review the WTO Article XXI Notice before providing a response. He noted that an inter-ministerial committee of the Gov [...]	2007-05-14 09:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI
07ABUJA929	NIGERIA: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE [...] On May 10, 2007 EconOff delivered reftel points to Dr. Jiya, Director of Health Planning and Dr. Toluf Fakeye, Desk Officer for International Health at the Ministry of Health. Dr. Jiya said that the Nigerian government would review key U.S. objectives in preparation for the May 14-23 World He [...]	2007-05-14 09:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU NI
07ABUJA931	NIGERIA 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-14 12:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI
07ABUJA932	NIGERIA 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] We have received no reported cases of an investment dispute where a U.S. citizen alleges there has been an expropriation, other taking of property, or contract repudiation by a foreign government. CAMPBELL [...]	2007-05-14 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC NI
07ABUJA942	NIGERIA SPECIAL 301 - AGENCY MERGER STRENGTHENS IPR [...] Summary. The Nigerian government (GON) was pleased to hear that Nigeria was not placed on the U.S. Special 301 watch list. The merger of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Department of Commercial Law of the Federal Ministry of Commerce will improve the IPR situation in Nigeria. N [...]	2007-05-15 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD NI
07ABUJA945	YAR'ADUA VIEWED AS ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT, LEFT-LEANING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Professor Akin Mabogunje (strictly protect) told Poloff and Econoff that President Obasanjo chose Yar'adua as the PDP candidate and successor as president because of Yar'adua's ability to remain outside the political establishment. Mabogunje views Yar'adua as in the unique posit [...]	2007-05-15 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA946	BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ms. Janet Odeka at the Nigerian Foreign Ministry's Second UN Division. Odeka could not tell poloff whether or not Nigeria would support Belarus' candidacy for the HRC. 2. (C) The Nigerian Foreign Ministry is virtually deserted at present as MFA of [...]	2007-05-15 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC NI
07ABUJA953	REVIEW OF NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDS-2 [...] Summary. On May 3, 2007, the Government of Nigeria (GON) presented a review of its National Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) and the status of its successor, NEEDS-2. NEEDS exceeded it targets but development challenges remain. NEEDS-2 takes a medium- term outlook from 2008-2011 a [...]	2007-05-16 11:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR NI
07ABUJA955	ATTORNEY GENERAL BAYO OJO AND POLITICS AT NDLEA; [...] (C) According to NDLEA,s Director General, Lanre Ipinmisho, the forced &retirement8 earlier this year of 71 NDLEA officers for various offenses has not been finalized. Ipinmisho claims that several of the 71, including Vincent Ossai, have complained to Attorney General Bayo Ojo protesting the [...]	2007-05-16 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PINR NI
07ABUJA968	SHAYKH MINIMIZES MILITANCY PROSPECTS IN NORTH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10, PolOffs met with Kano State Government Senior Adviser on Religious Affairs and respected Islamic scholar Shaykh Aminudeed Abubakar who provided insight into the religious landscape of Kano. He minimized the potential for militancy in northern Nigeria, claiming that Ni [...]	2007-05-18 12:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL NI
07ABUJA969	KANO GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, TERM AGENDA [...] (C) During a May 10 meeting with PolOffs, newly re-elected Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau discussed the conduct and outcome of the April polls and provided insight into his agenda for the next term. Governor Shekarau expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the April 14 and 21 electio [...]	2007-05-18 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07ABUJA970	LAWYERS PROTEST MAY 18 [...] (C) Summary: The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) urged its members to boycott the courts on May 18 as a nation-wide protest of conduct of the April 2007 elections. A legal contact told Poloff May 17 that lawyers were also planning a May 18 demonstration at the Abuja High Court, which he hope [...]	2007-05-18 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07ACCRA1029	GHANA ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The GOG has largely remained quiet about the recent elections in Nigeria. President Kufuor urged &extreme restraint8 at one point but has said little else publicly. Most Ghanaian contacts want to accept the outcome and move on, hoping that elections will improve next time. Close p [...]	2007-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH NI PGOV PREL
07COTONOU912	BENIN: UPDATE ON GOB EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD TRAFFICKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Benin has made some progress in the past several months in the fight against child trafficking. The Ministry of Family, Women and Children's National Child Protection Coordination and Monitoring Working Group embarked on the planning of its 2008 activities and the approval of the t [...]	2007-11-29 11:21:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM BN NI
07DAKAR922	NIGERIA: WADE SAYS LET THE COURTS DECIDE ON THE ELECTIONS [...] (U) On April 24, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's spokesman El hadji Amadou Sall issued a statement on the Nigerian elections in which he appealed for an end to election-related violence and called on parties to use the mechanisms provided in the Nigerian Constitution to settle disputes. [...]	2007-04-26 11:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM NI SG
07DILI14	SUSPECTED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKERS DETAINED [...] (C) Summary: UNPOL has arrested a Nigerian and a Lebanese national in Dili suspected of involvement in an apparent attempt to traffic young Timorese women to Syria, possibly for prostitution. The Nigerian detainee, found in possession of a large number of fraudulent documents, is confirmed to [...]	2007-01-16 11:23:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KPKO KCRM ASEC UN SY NI LE TT
07KYIV1973	UKRAINE: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (S) As requested, on August 9, 2007, PolCouns delivered talking points contained ref A to Vasyl Pokotilov, Acting Director of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation, and asked for full details on the cooperation between the Ukrainian National Sp [...]	2007-08-10 13:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MTCRE MNUC UP NI
07LAGOS10	CADBURY: NIGERIA'S ENRON? [...] (U) Summary: Since 2003, Cadbury Nigeria, Plc. had overstated its financial position by naira 13bn to naira 15bn. This information came to light following the company's discovery of accounting irregularities in November. After a special audit conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC),the comp [...]	2007-01-08 15:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI
07LAGOS100	SITREP 12 & NIGER DELTA ROUNDUP: 31 IN CAPTIVITY, [...] (C) Summary. This is an update on kidnappings and militant attacks in southern Nigeria in 2007. Approximately 31 hostages are currently being held in the Niger Delta. American citizen Bill Graham remains a captive and is the only American currently being held. Roughly sixty individuals hav [...]	2007-02-09 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS103	ONDO STATE'S OIL REVENUE BRINGS GREAT EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Olusegun Agagu will run for a second term in Ondo State. While his supporters tout his achievements, critics note the State's poor roads and infrastructure, wondering why, with Ondo's handsome oil revenues, more people have not benefited fr [...]	2007-02-12 07:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EPET NI
07LAGOS105	SITREP 13: NO CHANGE TO HOSTAGE CASE; OIL MAJOR [...] (C) Summary. There has been no contact with Amcit Bill Graham or Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa or their captors since the release of British national Neil Mirrlees on February 7. A recent spate of incidents in Port Harcourt caused Shell to encourage expatriate staff to work from their resi [...]	2007-02-12 17:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS11	LAGOS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS: A POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Gubernatorial elections in Lagos are shaping up to be a tough fight. Govrnor Tinubu's AC has been shaken by internal dissent and several key defections due to his attempt to impose his loyal but unpopular chief of staff as the party's gubernatorial candidate. Meanwhile, the PDP has [...]	2007-01-08 15:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS110	SITREP 14: SSS CONFIRMS HOSTAGES UNHARMED [...] (C) Rivers State Security Service (SSS) confirmed to John Walker of Control Risks Group on February 12 that American citizen Bill Graham and Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa are "fine." Walker reported to the Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group on February 13 there has been no progress toward the h [...]	2007-02-13 16:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS112	OBASANJO ADVISOR'S GLOOMY ASSESSMENT OF THE [...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with the Consul General, Special Presidential Advisor and former Minister of State for Defense Lawal Batagarawa gave a gloomy assessment of electoral politics and the presidential race. Batagarawa predicted generalized unrest in the North should People's [...]	2007-02-14 09:17:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS116	SITREP 15: NO SSS CONTACT WITH AMCIT; FILIPINO [...] (C) John Walker of Control Risks Group told the February 14 Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group that he was unable to speak to Rivers State Security Service (SSS) on February 13. Walker speculated SSS may have been working on the February 13 release of 24 Filipino hostages. American citizen Bill [...]	2007-02-14 16:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS117	PRESIDENT OBASANJO AVERTS OIL SECTOR STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo averted an oil sector strike on February 8 by assuring unions the GON would seek to improve security in the Niger Delta, according to Executive Secretary of Nigeria's Ministry of Labor and Productivity, SIPDIS Timiebi Koripamo-Agary. Peter Akpatason, Preside [...]	2007-02-14 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET PTER ENERG NI
07LAGOS12	LAGOS PDP ELECTS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE AMID [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-08 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS123	TRADITIONAL RULER SUPPORTS YAR'ADUA; CALLS BUHARI [...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Consul General, Yoruba traditional leader the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuade, suggested presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari was a religious "fanatic" who would sow discord if elected. PDP candidate Umaru Yar'Adua, on the other hand, would maintai [...]	2007-02-15 14:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS124	SITREP 16: SSS OPENS NEW LINE OF COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Pivot-GIS employees American Bill Graham and Nigerian Ezekiel Akwa remain hostages. John Walker of Control Risks Group told the February 15 Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group he met the Director of Rivers State Security Service (SSS),Alhaji Kola Adeshina, on February 14. Adeshina informed [...]	2007-02-15 14:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS128	SITREP 17: GRAHAM & AKWA STILL HOSTAGE; SSS AWAITS [...] (C) John Walker of Control Risks Group told the February 16 Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group American Bill Graham and Nigerian Ezekiel Akwa remain hostages. The State Security Service (SSS) told Walker on February 15 they will wait for the return from the creek area of the tribal elder who is n [...]	2007-02-16 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS13	JONATHAN'S MEDIA ADVISOR: CANDIDATE TAKING NOTHING [...] (C) Summary: Francis Sheen, media manager for Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's 2007 People's Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential campaign (strictly protect),told Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff on December 28 that the PDP must still court the military's support for the Yar'Adua-Jona [...]	2007-01-09 07:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS130	NIGERIAN AIRLINES FACE INCREASED CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Beginning in April, Nigerian airlines will have to meet new capitalization requirements or cease operations. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Director, Air Transport Regulations Alfred Famodimu predicted that, of Nigeria's 22 domestic airlines, five major airlines would s [...]	2007-02-21 06:25:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS134	NGOS TO RECLAIM THE NIGER DELTA STRUGGLE; PUSH FOR [...] (C) Summary. On January 25 Niger Delta experts described to AF/W Deputy Director Don Heflin a pan-Delta manifesto to be presented to presidential candidates in an effort to begin serious national dialogue on the Niger Delta. Similarly, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has brought si [...]	2007-02-21 16:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS136	SITREP 18: HOSTAGES RELEASED; 3 EXPATS KIDNAPPED, [...] (C) Pivot employees American citizen Bill Graham and Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa were released from captivity on February 17. Once State Security Service (SSS) had established some leverage in their communications with the kidnappers and once Rivers State Governor Peter Odili lent the mat [...]	2007-02-22 08:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS142	PDP LEGACY CAMPAIGN: TARGET GRASSROOTS & NEW [...] (C) Summary: According to Francis Sheen, Director of Communications for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2007 Presidential Legacy Campaign to be launched in late February, the PDP faces challenges by Igbos from within the party, "bluebloods" outside the party, and former party members who [...]	2007-02-23 11:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS147	AES ISSUES SBLC PRE-DRAW NOTICE TO CITIBANK [...] (SBU) On February 21, AES Nigeria Barge Ltd. (AES),a U.S. power services company, issued a stand-by letter of credit (SBLC) pre-draw notice to Citibank, the SBLC-issuing bank. According to AES, this measure was necessitated by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria's (PHCN) failure to comply wit [...]	2007-02-26 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS15	LAGOS PDP ELECTS GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE AMID [...] (C) Summary: Amid irregularities, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro emerged as the Lagos State People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate on December 14. Obanikoro beat Hilda Williams, widow of slain gubernatorial aspirant Funso Williams. Obanikoro's success came in spite of the political [...]	2007-01-10 12:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS152	ELECTION YEAR PORK BARREL POLITICS IN OSUN STATE [...] (C) Summary: To improve his heretofore tepid and scattered support, Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has actively distributed patronage in the run up to the April 2007 election. His main opponent is Action Congress (AC) candidate Rauf Aregbesola, whose campaign theme is Oyinlola has m [...]	2007-03-01 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS160	DISSECTION OF A 25 DAY KIDNAPPING [...] (C) Summary. Pivot employees American citizen Bill Graham and British national Neil Mirrlees were under surveillance for five days by their captors and abducted when they were boxed-in by vehicles on their way to work. Though the Nigerian Government does not admit officially to paying a rans [...]	2007-03-05 10:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS162	GOVERNOR IBORI BACKS PDP TICKET & ATIKU'S BID TO [...] (C) Summary. Despite his pro-Vice President Atiku antecedents, Governor James Ibori of Delta State has pledged strong financial support for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential ticket. Yar'Adua will win the Presidency "one way or another," according to Governor James Ibori. Vice [...]	2007-03-06 11:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS163	PARTY CHAIR WARNS OF DETERIORATING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with Econoff, Democratic People,s Alliance (DPA) Chairman Chief Supo Shonibare said security in Lagos was getting worse as the political season progressed. He identified polling areas likely to be fraught with irregularities and marred by violence. Speakin [...]	2007-03-07 15:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS168	APRIL ELECTIONS UNLIKELY, SAYS PROMINENT ECONOMIST [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 conversation with the Consul General, Financial Derivatives Managing Director Bismarck Rewane said the brinkmanship between President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku was approaching its climax, with Atiku sure to go to court to enjoin Obasanjo and the Electoral [...]	2007-03-09 10:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS170	TRANSCORP IPO: CAVEAT EMPTOR [...] (C) Summary: Transnational Corporation's (Transcorp),recent initial public offering (IPO) exemplifies how finance and electoral politics merge to create an ambivalent situation for investors. The 60 billion naira ($462 million) IPO has been greeted with mixed reactions. Transcorp is the brain [...]	2007-03-09 13:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI KCOR ENRG
07LAGOS172	MILITANT THREATS, BUNKERING & INSECURITY PLAGUE [...] (C) Summary. Managing Directors (MDs) of American oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil both received a similar email threat purportedly from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The threat listed the names of the company's rigs as potential targets for militant activity. [...]	2007-03-12 11:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER

07LAGOS173	SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU [...] (U) On March 5, Poloffs visiting Enugu State commissioned three classrooms at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Oruku township. A grant from the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund funded the classrooms. Local traditional ruler Igwe Nomeh hosted the ceremony, which was attended by Pr [...]	2007-03-12 13:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI
07LAGOS175	UTOMI: OBASANJO MUST STEP DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) debacle may provide the National Assembly the impeachment fodder necessary to ensure President Obasanjo departs the presidency, said Patrick Utomi, presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The threat of Ec [...]	2007-03-12 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS182	DWINDLING POWER SUPPLY LEAVES LAGOS DARK [...] (U) Summary: For the past three months, Lagos State has suffered a critical diminution in its power supply. Public power supply, normally spotty at best, has become almost non-existent. This has more than doubled operating costs for businesses and households for those fortunate enough to have [...]	2007-03-13 14:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS183	CITIBANK SUFFERS WHIMS OF THE WELL-CONNECTED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 14:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS188	OYO FORECAST: VIOLENCE AND VOTING MANIPULATION [...] (C) Summary: A January visit by Poloff to Oyo State showed the return of Rashidi Ladoja to the governor's seat had further complicated the political climate of the State. People's Democratic Party (PDP) strongman Lamidi Adedibu and his ally Deputy Governor Christopher Alao-Akala continue to de [...]	2007-03-14 14:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS190	CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS LAGOS ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 22-24 visit to Lagos that rehabilitation of TIP victims needs more resources and funding. Efforts in Lagos to work with TIP victims have been overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of vi [...]	2007-03-15 09:47:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG KCRM NI
07LAGOS191	DELTA FLASH POINTS: INCREASING VOLATILITY [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 conversation with the Consul General, Financial Derivatives Managing Director Bismarck Rewane described Niger Delta that had an increasing number of unstable flash points. Ijaw militant groups were proliferating and each offshoot was becoming more unruly and unpre [...]	2007-03-15 10:19:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS192	GOVERNOR KALU VOWS TO FIGHT OBASANJO TO THE END [...] (C) Summary: In a late February conversation with the Consul General, Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) presidential candidate Governor Orji Kalu said President Obasanjo hoped to so rankle the opposition that members of the opposition would react dramatically. Obasanjo would use that drama [...]	2007-03-15 11:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS193	CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...]	2007-03-15 13:55:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN CODEL NI
07LAGOS194	CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH REVIEWS NATIONAL ANTI-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria Trafficking in Persons (TIP) experts told Congressman Christopher Smith during his February 20-22 visit to Abuja that Nigeria's anti-TIP network does not include the military. Victims' lack of marketable skills, parents' ignorance of the dangers of trafficking, cultural v [...]	2007-03-15 13:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	CODEL PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB PHUM SOCI KWMN NI
07LAGOS197	DELTA ACTIVISTS PREDICT ELECTORAL UNREST [...] (C) Summary: Ledum Mitee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),told AF/W Director Phillip Carter that free and fair elections are unlikely. Both the People's Democratic Party Governorship candidates in Rivers and Delta states are unpopular with the large Ija [...]	2007-03-15 14:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS198	FIVE EUROPEAN HOSTAGES AND ONE FILIPINO RELEASED; [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Italian Agip employees held hostage since December 7 were released March 14; two Croatians and one Montenegrin working for oil service company Hydrodrive International were released March 12 after 22 days in captivity; and a Filipino Shell employee abducted February 6 was r [...]	2007-03-15 14:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS199	TRIP REPORT: AKWA IBOM INVESTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Akwa Ibom, an oil-producing state in the Niger Delta, is building an airport, an independent power plant, underground water channels, and a tourism sector to develop the state and attract private investment. The People's Democratic Party politically dominates Akwa Ibom. PDP s [...]	2007-03-15 14:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS20	HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED, BUT DELTA "ALMOST IN [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State Secretary Godknows Igali said January 11 that the hostage takers agreed in negotiations to release the three Italian and one Lebanese employees of Agip kidnapped December 7. This group claims disinterest in money and that they committed the kidnappings due to polit [...]	2007-01-11 19:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS208	NLNG'S TRAIN 6 ON LINE, TRAIN 7 FINAL INVESTMENT [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG),the first company in Nigeria to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the export market, will bring Train 6, now two-thirds complete, and take a final investment decision (FID) on commencement of Train 7 in early 2007. The company antic [...]	2007-03-20 07:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV ENERG NI
07LAGOS213	EDO STATE MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP, BUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit by Poloff with Global Trafficking in Persons Program Officer Amy LeMar to Edo State showed progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). Local organizations have been led by Idia Renaissance, founded by Edo State First Lady Eki Igbinedion. Igbinedion's anti-TIP [...]	2007-03-21 11:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM SOCI SMIG NI
07LAGOS215	CHINESE BUSINESS CHANGES THE PLAYING FIELD [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms face "stiff and unfair" competition from Chinese competitors in Nigeria. In a March 12 meeting, Motorola Managing Director Raphael Udeogu (protect) said Chinese firms offered a combination of flexible financing and low product costs, as well as financial "inducements" i [...]	2007-03-21 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS216	CITIBANK SUFFERS WHIMS OF THE WELL-CONNECTED [...] (C) Summary: Doing business in Nigeria has its special challenges, even for a well-known international bank such as Citibank. In this instance, a loan gone bad has turned into a criminal case with Citibank and its top officials as defendants. Although Citibank received a civil court judgment a [...]	2007-03-21 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS217	EXPECT POLITICIANS TO HIRE ARMED GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: Some armed groups in Rivers State are for hire this election season; Ateke Tom's group will be employed by Governor Peter Odili while Soboma George will be employed by opposition groups, says Miabiye Kuromiema, Rivers indigene and former Secretary General of the Ijaw Youth Counci [...]	2007-03-22 11:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS22	ELECTION 2007: SOUTHERN PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES [...] (SBU) Summary. This is a survey of the results of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries in southern states, which took place December 9. Most candidates chosen were those who had pledged fealty to state governors or, where the governors were weak, to the PDP national lea [...]	2007-01-12 11:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS222	ENUGU STATE: AN EMERGING MODEL FOR PDP DOMINANCE [...] (C) Summary: A March 5 visit by Poloffs to Enugu State showed the People's Democratic Party (PDP) dominating the political scene and building towards the future. Controlling the PDP primary, Governor Chimaroke Nnamani chose protege Sullivan Chime as his successor. Opposition parties are wea [...]	2007-03-23 11:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS223	DESPERATION MARKS LAGOS ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In two March 15 meetings, a Progressive Peoples Alliance and a People's Democratic Party candidate gave opposing views on the likelihood of timely elections. They agreed that Lagos State would be the site of fiercely-disputed elections and thus sporadic, unpredictable violence wou [...]	2007-03-23 11:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS226	PARTY CHAIR SPEAKS OF ALLIANCES, SECURITY IN LAGOS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with Econoff, Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA) Chairman Supo Shonibare described an alliance with the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) at the state level. This alliance, intended to capitalize on rifts within the Action Congress (AC) and People's Democratic [...]	2007-03-23 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS227	ANAMBRA STATE ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: A visit by Poloffs to Anambra State on March 6 showed the political scene remains volatile but People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and Special Presidential Advisor Andy Uba has the upper hand in the race for the gubernatorial ticket. To bolster his chances, he likely has [...]	2007-03-26 06:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS230	FIVE EXPATS KIDNAPPED; TWO RELEASED SINCE MARCH 17 [...] On March 23, one Lebanese and one Indian national employed by the Nigerian construction company Setraco, were reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint near Warri, Delta State. Media and security sources claim these two hostages were released March 25. Also on March 23, a Dutch security manager worki [...]	2007-03-26 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS238	NIGERIA EFFECTS TARIFF CHANGES [...] Summary: Changes to the Government of Nigeria (GON)'s tariff schedule took effect February 28. The GON extended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Common External Tariff (CET) to many items, reduced tariff rates on most goods, and raised rates on others. Lining fabrics, sp [...]	2007-03-29 07:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON NI
07LAGOS24	APGA REGROUPS, SEEKING TO REMAIN A FACTOR IN IGBO [...] (C) Summary: Visits with All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) officials in Enugu and Abia States reveal a bruised party looking to regain support and goodwill lost during the intraparty fighting of the last two years. A predominantly Igbo party, APGA saw apparent electoral success in the 20 [...]	2007-01-16 07:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS240	EDO: CLOSE GUBERNATORIAL RACE SPARKS VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Adams Oshiomole, the Edo State Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate, told Poloffs the People's Democratic Party (PDP) orchestrated an attack on the Edo State AC Chairman, who lost an eye, during a recent rally in Edo Central, his opponent's home territory. Professor Oser [...]	2007-03-30 14:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS241	ELECTION DAY DETAILS HAZY; EDO INEC PREPARING FOR [...] Summary: The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (ESIEC) has not yet received guidance from the Independent National Electoral Commission on how to conduct the April 14 or 21 elections. ESIEC is preparing for the elections by identifying and training polling station agents and by mer [...]	2007-03-30 14:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS248	PDP MONOPOLY SET TO CONTINUE IN EBONYI STATE [...] (C) Summary: A March 28 visit by Poloff to Ebonyi State showed the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) dominance had no signs of abating. Ebonyi State Governor Sam Egwu has used patronage to make himself the dominant political figure in the State. Egwu chose previously unheralded Martin Elechi [...]	2007-04-10 10:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS252	INTERNECINE PDP POLITICS IN IMO STATE [...] (C) Summary: A March 29 visit by Poloff to Imo State showed the feuding People's Democratic Party (PDP) still trying to determine its candidate for Governor. The April 5 Supreme Court ruling in favor of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume makes him the favorite to make the ballot. Whoever takes the PD [...]	2007-04-10 15:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS253	PROGRESS ON OIL AND GAS-RELATED LEGISLATION HALTED [...] (SBU) Before the five-week recess was called unexpectedly on March 21 by the National Assembly, observers predicted pending legislation of interest to the oil and gas industry would pass before the legislature adjourned sina die on May 29. Now however, observers decline to predict what bill [...]	2007-04-10 18:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EPET NI PTER ENERG
07LAGOS254	ABIA STATE GOVERNOR RACE HAS NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff's visit to Abia State on March 29 showed a tight gubernatorial race. Obasanjo adversary Governor Orji Kalu steered the the Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) nomination to his Chief of Staff Theodore Orji, but Orji faces a tough challenge from People's Democratic Party ( [...]	2007-04-11 06:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS256	NOBEL LAUREATE SEES ELECTION TROUBLES, DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: In a discussion with the Consul General, political activist Wole Soyinka and leading democracy advocate Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin said a group of opposition parties, coupled with civic organizations, had planned to publicly protest the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC [...]	2007-04-11 12:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS259	LAGOS GOVERNOR SAYS ELECTIONS PREPARATION IS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with the Consul General, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu said the Independent Electoral Commission's (INEC) preparations for the April 14 gubernatorial elections in Lagos State were essentially non-existent. He claimed the People's Democratic Party (PDP) pla [...]	2007-04-12 11:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS260	FORGET FREE & FAIR ELECTIONS; SMALL STEPS TO [...] (C) Summary: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) would take the presidency and most governorships as a result of the elections while the Action Congress (AC) would take the majority of the legislature, predicted Francis Sheen, a Bayelsa State official working on the PDP's presidential campai [...]	2007-04-13 09:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS261	SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST NIGERIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Political violence in the South has been connected to acrimonious local races. The police have been biased against the opposition, and the opposition anticipates the military will show similar bias. The violence has concentrated in the Southwest because of the tight races betwee [...]	2007-04-13 11:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS262	AD CALLS FOR ELECTION POSTPONEMENT; QUESTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 31 meeting with Consul General, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, chairman of the pre-eminent Yoruba social Qganization Afenifere, said there have been no election preparations in Ondo State, and he proposed that the Independent National Election Commission's (INEC) failure coul [...]	2007-04-13 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07LAGOS264	LACK OF ELECTION PREPARATION RAISES QUESTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Election preparations in Oyo, a key southwestern state, have been scant. Neither Governor Rashidi Ladoja nor Action Congress (AC) gubernatorial candidate Taoheed Adedoja have seen voter registration lists, prototype ballots, ballot boxes, nor the hiring of sufficient numbers of [...]	2007-04-13 12:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07LAGOS265	SOUTHERN GOVERNORS SEE LITTLE INEC PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In recent separate conversations with the Consul General, Governors of Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Imo criticized the lack of electoral preparation in their states just 10 days before the gubernatorial elections. While the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will likely carry these s [...]	2007-04-13 12:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PREL PHUM
07LAGOS266	THE "CORE" NIGER DELTA: THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the start of Nigeria's two-tiered election season, it appears that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will recapture the gubernatorial seats of the three major states of the oil rich Niger Delta. Rivers State Governor Odili, Although still smarting from being pres [...]	2007-04-13 14:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET NI PGOV
07LAGOS267	LAGOS VIOLENCE TO CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI ELECTIONS
07LAGOS268	FLIGHT ABORTED AFTER HYDRAULICS MALFUNCTION [...] On April 11, a Virgin Nigeria flight departing Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos was aborted shortly after take-off when the flight captain detected a malfunction in the hydraulic nose wheel of the aircraft. Although many of the passengers panicked the aircraft landed safely. [...]	2007-04-13 15:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS269	ELECTION 2007: THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: For the current elections, Southern Nigeria appears to follow the dictum that all politics are local. Greater attention will focus on the state gubernatorial races than on the presidential race. Few people expect a credible exercise. Most expect the People's Democratic Party (PDP [...]	2007-04-13 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS271	SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to the Southeast by Poloffs to discuss the up-coming April elections with political leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and journalists indicated most Nigerians in the southeast were apathetic. Our interlocutors agreed there were only three major candidates for presid [...]	2007-04-16 07:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS274	SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: A visit to the Southeast states of Ebonyi, Abia, and Imo on March 28-29 showed the essential presidential calculation had not changed. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umaru Yar'Adua was expected to win all five states in the presidential vote. However, People's Progres [...]	2007-04-17 06:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS278	AVIATION OFFICIALS SUPPORT NEW CARRIERS, ROUTES [...] (U) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with the Director General (DG),Nigerian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA),a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) official promised Virgin Nigeria's application to operate Lagos-JFK routes would be approved by the end of May. The NCAA DG promised to rec [...]	2007-04-18 14:22:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV CVIS PREL NI
07LAGOS279	NIGER DELTA: SIX EXPATRIATES REMAIN HOSTAGES; NO [...] Warri police confirmed to security sources that two Indian employees working for Delta Steel Company were abducted on April 16 near Warri, Delta state. 2. Two Turkish nationals working for Merpa, contracted to the Italian oil major Agip, remain hostages after being abducted from their veh [...]	2007-04-18 14:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS28	UTOMI BELIEVES HE MAY BE A VICE-PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate Pat Utomi told the Consul General his candidacy has resonated within segments of the electorate tired of traditional Nigerian politics, which is more personality-oriented than issue-based. Utomi plans to reach out to voters [...]	2007-01-16 15:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS29	TRADITIONAL RULERS KILLED IN NIGER DELTA; OIL [...] (C) Summary: Armed militants attacked the Ekuonoma flowstation owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Rivers State on January 16. Expatriate and local staff from that station had already been evacuated; there has been no decline in production as of yet. The attack on the flows [...]	2007-01-16 16:00:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LAGOS290	EFCC CHAIR ARGUES FOR REPLACING "OLD GUARD" [...] (S) Summary: In an April 19 conversation with the Consul General, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ribadu (STRICTLY PROTECT) declared this eection represented a contest between new reformist politicians and the old guard. Claiming electoral excesses were committed by al [...]	2007-04-26 11:09:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS291	PDP DISSONANCE ON GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 21 conversation with the Consul General, Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister, Aminu Wisdom (STRICTLY PROTECT) said the People,s Democratic Party (PDP) was split between two camps with conflicting views of the April 14 gubernatorial elections. Which view ultimately [...]	2007-04-26 11:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM NI
07LAGOS3	BAYELSA GOVERNOR WINS VICE PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) Summary: Oronto Douglas, a confidant of Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan, told Poloff early December 18 that Jonathan was chosen to be PDP presidential aspirant Umaru Yar'Adua's running mate because he is well respected among Ijaw leaders such as Chief Edwin Clark, because he has [...]	2007-01-04 15:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS30	LAGOS INCREDULOUS OVER CENSUS RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: For a moment shunting aside the partisan bickering of the election season, Lagosians of all stripes and religious persuasions collectively uttered a hue and cry at the recent national census results. They reject the notion that Kano State is more populous than Lagos. Feeling [...]	2007-01-17 08:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI ECON EAID NI
07LAGOS302	UNIONS: ELECTION PROTEST ON THE TABLE BUT NOT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC),in conjunction with the Labor and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) will celebrate the Nigerian Labor Day on May 1 with rallies in Abuja, Lagos and Benin City and with signs protesting the recent elections. As of Apr [...]	2007-04-30 15:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
07LAGOS303	AMERICAN CITIZEN, 4 ITALIANS AND 1 CROAT KIDNAPPED [...] (SBU) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian national were kidnapped around 5:30 AM on May 1, off the shore of Bayelsa State. Stapleton was employed by Chevron Nigeria Ltd. while the other five expatriates were working for a Chevron shipping subsidiary. The [...]	2007-05-01 09:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS307	SITREP 2: COMMANDER AFRICA AND MCGUYVER MAY BE [...] (C) Summary: In addition to American citizen John Stapleton, Italian nationals Raffele Pascsariello, Alfonso Frawza, Ignazio Gugliota, Mario Celetano and Croatian national Juricha Ruic were abducted May 1 from a ship owned by a supply company working for Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). Chevr [...]	2007-05-02 14:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS309	SITREP 3: APPROXIMATELY 24 KIDNAPPED SINCE MAY 1 [...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain hostages after being abducted on May 1. Stapleton takes medication daily and without it, is susceptible to seizures. The Secretary to Bayelsa State Government Dr. Godknows Igali is aware of Stapleton's need [...]	2007-05-03 14:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS31	TWO INCIDENTS IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Security sources reported two separate incidents in the Niger Delta, occurring on January 16 and 17. The first incident was an attack by militants on a boat carrying Hyundai employees. One Dutch expatriate and one Joint Task Force (JTF) officer were killed and four others on the [...]	2007-01-17 13:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LAGOS310	NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT IN YAR'ADUA'S HANDS; [...] (C) Summary: Dimieari Von Kemedi, Program Head of the NGO Our Niger Delta and informal adviser to Vice-President-elect Goodluck Jonathan, told Poloffs that prospects for peace in the Niger Delta region hinge on whether the incoming administration has the political will to spend the time and [...]	2007-05-03 14:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS312	POST-ELECTION MILITANT ACTIVITY ON THE UPSWING [...] Summary: Human rights activist Patrick Naagbanton told Poloff on April 24 militant leaders Soboma George and Ateke Tom reportedly met April 18 to discuss shifting from criminal to politically-motivated attacks. Naagbanton believed Rivers Governor Peter Odili bribed Soboma George and Ateke Tom [...]	2007-05-04 13:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS313	SITREP 4: BAYELSA TAKES THE LEAD; 6 AGIP HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain hostages after being abducted on May 1. Chevron is following Bayelsa State Government's lead in securing the hostages release and has passed to the government Stapleton's medication. Bayelsa Secretary to the [...]	2007-05-04 14:31:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS318	SITREP 5: AMCIT STILL HOSTAGE; NO PROOF OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian started their seventh day as hostages. The State Security Service (SSS) could not confirm delivery of Stapleton's medication (Ref A) over the weekend and, as of May 7, had not received photos of the hostages. Chevro [...]	2007-05-07 14:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS321	SITREP 6: AMCIT REMAINS HOSTAGE; 3 PIPELINES [...] (C) Summary: After being abducted May 1, six expatriates, including American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain in captivity. Chevron has not received proof of life for any of the hostages. Chevron planned to pass a third care package containing food, water, clothe [...]	2007-05-08 15:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS322	SITREP 7: 5 AMCITS HELD HOSTAGE IN 2 DIFFERENT [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizen oil service workers were kidnapped May 8 from a Global Industries barge offshore Delta State. The kidnappers are presumably Bayelsa state-based. The Bayelsa State Government and Chevron have received information suggestive of proof of life for American cit [...]	2007-05-09 16:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS323	OONI OF IFE CALLS YAR'ADUA "RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB" [...] (C) Summary: A close supporter of President Obasanjo, the Ooni of Ife, believes Yar'Adua is "the right man for the job" of President. The Ooni believes opposition criticisms of the election, although strident, will yield little concrete action and will dissipate quickly. The Ooni was collabor [...]	2007-05-09 16:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS325	PDP INSIDER: LISTS MENU OF OPTIONS FOR PACIFYING [...] (C) Summary: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) should seek new elections in some areas to appease the political opposition rather than allow the opposition to challenge the party's candidates in court. Judicial challenges would expose the depth of election rigging, Francis Sheen, PDP insi [...]	2007-05-10 07:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS33	NIGER DELTA: 1 ITALIAN, 5 CHINESE RELEASED [...] (C) Italian Consul General Maurizio Bungaro confirmed the January 17 release of Italian Agip employee Roberto Dieghi after 41 days in captivity. One Lebanese and two Italian employees of Agip remain in captivity. According to security sources, Dieghi was released because he was in poor healt [...]	2007-01-18 14:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LAGOS331	SITREP 8: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens abducted from Global Industries' Cheyenne barge on May 8 near Delta State were allowed to call their families the following day, thereby providing proof of life. The kidnappers of the four Americans purportedly demanded all expatriates depart Nigeria, Chev [...]	2007-05-10 15:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS332	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT'S EVOLVING PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Vice President-elect Goodluck Jonathan told Consul General the new administration would immediately address the Niger Delta crisis and the problems of inadequate electrical power generation. Secretary of Bayelsa State Government Dr. Godknows Igali envisions providing militants a [...]	2007-05-10 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS336	SITREP 9: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; COMPANY [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens abducted from Global Industries' Cheyenne barge on May 8 remain hostages. Company representatives planned to meet Delta State Secretary and Governor-elect Emmanuel Uduaghan later today, May 11. One hostage, Amcit Faller, told his wife via cell phone the ca [...]	2007-05-11 15:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS337	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH MARCH [...] This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables. --------------------------- Section 1 - Re [...]	2007-05-14 12:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
07LAGOS338	SITREP 10: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; ITALIANS [...] (C) Summary: American citizens Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell, and Larry Plake, abducted May 8 remain hostages. The hostages' employer, Global Industries, has not met Delta State officials despite several attempts. American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croat [...]	2007-05-14 15:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS339	CHEVRON DRAWS DOWN NON-ESSENTIAL WORKERS THROUGH [...] (C) On May 11, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) drew down non-essential staff on three rigs operating offshore in the Niger Delta. According to Femi Odumabo, Chevron General Manager for Government and Public Affairs, the drawdown includes both expatriate and Nigerian staff. It includes both e [...]	2007-05-14 17:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ASEC PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS343	BABANGIDA CONFIDANT FORESEES POST-INAUGURATION [...] (S) Summary: In an April 28 conversation with the Consul General, Professor Ukande Damachi, confidant to former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida, said Babangida and many other former general officers allied to him were furious at the manner the Independent National Electoral Commission [...]	2007-05-15 14:20:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS344	SITREP 11: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; POOR DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens employed by Global Industries (GI) abducted May 8 remain hostages. Telephone calls from the four Americans have escalated their families' anxieties. GI plans to send representatives to meet Delta State government officials. Chevron's six employees, inclu [...]	2007-05-15 16:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS347	SITREP 12: PROOF OF LIFE FOR AMCIT STAPLETON; [...] (C) Summary: Amcit John Stapleton called Chevron representatives May 16 to say that he and the other five captives are well, and have received the medicines sent to them. The militants are demanding a generator and a source of potable water in exchange for release of the hostages. Four Ameri [...]	2007-05-16 16:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS348	IJAW RULER: ATTACKS WILL CONTINUE 2-3 MONTHS AS [...] (C) Summary: A paramount Ijaw Ruler from Warri, Delta State, described the recent spate of militant attacks as a "send off" gift for President Obasanjo and a warning to the incoming Administration that Niger Delta Ijaws would not abide the status quo. "Jomo Gbomo" and "Cynthia White" are sp [...]	2007-05-16 16:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS355	SITREP 13: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Amcit John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croatian remain hostages. Despite the May 16 attack on Bayelsa Governor Goodluck Jonathan's house, Chevron has decided not to alter its release plan. Secretary to the State Government Dr. Godknows Igali said he was actively pursuing [...]	2007-05-17 15:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS357	NIGERIA: PRIVATE SECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON IPR, [...] Summary: Since 2004, Nigeria has seen a proliferation of Chinese-operated optical disc (OD) pirating factories. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has pressed for more effective enforcement and new legislation to make piracy as difficult as possible for these op [...]	2007-05-18 14:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD KIPR NI
07LAGOS359	SITREP 14: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; MEDS [...] (C) Summary: Chevron's six expatriate employees, American citizen John Stapleton, one Croatian and four Italians, begin their eighteenth day as hostages. Dr. Godknows Igali, Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, continues to use SIPDIS other militant groups to pressure Victor Ebikabow [...]	2007-05-18 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS362	SITREP 15: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; KIDNAPPERS [...] (C) Summary: Chevron's six expatriate employees, American citizen John Stapleton, one Croatian and four Italians, kidnapped May 1 remain hostages. The abductors have complained Chevron's welfare packages are too small; the company plans to deliver another package of medication, water, and a [...]	2007-05-21 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS363	ATTACK ON VP-ELECT'S HOUSE MARKS THIRD ATTACK IN [...] (C) Vice President-elect Governor Goodluck Jonathan's country residence in Bayelsa State was attacked early morning on May 16. According to press reports, militants approached the house by boat, fired shots and detonated dynamite, purportedly killing one policeman. Jonathan left Yenagoa imm [...]	2007-05-21 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS367	SITREP 16: 5 AMCITS, 2 INDIANS, 1 LEBANESE, 1 [...] (C) Summary: Six expatriates employed by Chevron, including American citizen John Stapleton, begin their twenty-second day in captivity. Bayelsa Secretary to the State Government Dr. Igali and Chevron suspect the hostages will be released by May 29. Four American citizens held captive in De [...]	2007-05-22 15:43:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS368	OIL SECTOR LABOR UNIONS THREATEN MAY 24-25 STRIKE [...] According to press reports, workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will wear red starting May 21 in protest of the recent Bureau of Public Enterprise's (BPE) sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries and Stallion House in Lagos. If the Federal Government fails to [...]	2007-05-22 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
07LAGOS371	WORLD AIRLINES OPERATING AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 13:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS372	SITREP 17: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES [...] (C) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croatian remain hostages after being kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 1. As of May 23, the State Security Service (SSS) emissary had not delivered Chevron's welfare package containing water, soft drinks, food and naira [...]	2007-05-23 16:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS375	WORLD AIRWAYS OPERATING AUTHORITY [...] On 21 May, Econoff met with Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Harold Demuren and Director of Air Transport Regulation Alfred Famodimu regarding the GON's recent refusal to grant operating authority to World Airways, Inc. (World). Econoff expressed the concerns noted in [...]	2007-05-24 14:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS376	SITREP 18: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; 22 EXPATS [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, a welfare package was reportedly delivered to Chevron's six expatriate employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, who are being held hostage in Bayelsa State. The State Security Service (SSS) emissary told Chevron that the Bayelsa State Government had promis [...]	2007-05-24 14:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS38	6 FILIPINOS KIDNAPPED, AMCITS & BRITS NEXT, [...] (C) Summary. Six Filipino nationals were taken hostage from a vessel near Okerenkoko in Delta State on January 20. The following day, militants met in Okerenkoko and agreed to target American and British citizens for kidnapping, a security source and local newspapers reported. Governor Jame [...]	2007-01-22 17:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LAGOS388	WITH EVIDENT FRUSTRATION, OYO STATE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: During a May 9 visit by Poloff to Ibadan, interlocutors expressed their consternation over how the recent elections were conducted while the opposition discussed their support for the electoral tribunals. All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) gubernatorial candidate Abiola Ajimobi pl [...]	2007-05-25 12:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS389	SITREP 19: EIGHT AMCITS HOSTAGE MAY 25 IN THREE [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, nine expatriates, including American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore employed by TransCoastal, were abducted from three vessels in the riverine area near Sangana, Bayelsa State. May 25 was the twenty-fifth day of captivity for Chevron employees [...]	2007-05-25 13:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS392	CIVIL SOCIETY SEEKS TO ENGAGE THE POPULACE TO JOIN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with Poloff, Chairman of the Coalition for Democracy and Rule of Law (CODERL) and Pronaco Media and Publicity Director Wale Okunniyi discussed the election, Pronaco's proposed new constitution, and plans for future protests. Civil society organizations will pa [...]	2007-05-25 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS393	A TRAGECOMEDY ON THE STAGE OF NIGERIAN AVIATION [...] (C) Summary: Virgin Nigeria (Virgin) and British Airways (BA) have recently faced a number of obstacles to their operation in Nigeria. Airline insiders claim Virgin and BA have been subjected to a series of arbitrary and inconsistent politically motivated attacks by the Minister of Aviation, F [...]	2007-05-25 16:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS394	SITREP 20: 3 AMCIT LIVES THREATENED; 8 AMCITS [...] (C) Summary: On May 27, a news source reported the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND),"Bayelsa State Chapter," issued Nigeria's Federal Government a May 29 deadline to release jailed militant leader Dokubo Asari or "risk the death of seven expatriate oil workers", includ [...]	2007-05-27 20:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS395	SITREP 21: 8 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES, GON RECEIVED [...] (C) Summary: According to the Minister of Information, the GON had not received any ultimatum to release jailed militant leader Dokubo Asari or risk the death of seven expatriates, including three American hostages, as reported in the press on May 27 (Ref A). On the eve of the May 29 inaugur [...]	2007-05-28 12:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS399	SITREP 22: MEND ATTACKS KIDNAPPERS; 8 AMCITS [...] (C) Summary: Global Industries (GI) believes its four American employees are now under militant leader Tom Polo's custody and there could be a May 30 release. Three American citizens kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25 remain hostage but are well, Amcit Shane McMorris said on M [...]	2007-05-30 15:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS403	SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens, Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, employed by Global Industries (GI) and taken hostage on May 8, offshore Delta State, were released on May 30. Three American citizens employed by TransCoastal and seven other individuals begi [...]	2007-05-31 11:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS407	NIGERIA: FY 2007 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNCHR) promotional phase of repatriation for Liberian refugees at the Oru Refugee Camp in southern Nigeria is set to expire on June, 2007. There are approximately 4,000 refugees remaining at the camp (3,200 Liberians and 780 Sierra Leonean) and [...]	2007-05-31 15:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID PREL NI
07LAGOS409	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT GOODLUCK JONATHAN BIO [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's studied loyalty to his predecessor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, his humility, and his comparative honesty (by Nigerian standards) are reportedly reasons President Obasanjo chose him as Umaru Yar'Adua's vice presidential running mate. Jonatha [...]	2007-06-01 13:28:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL NI

07LAGOS412	SITREP 24: 4 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES, WOMEN & [...] (C) Summary: Three American citizens, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian employed by TransCoastal and kidnapped on May 25 remain hostages. Six Chevron employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, begin their second month in captivity. On May 31 [...]	2007-06-01 15:18:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS413	MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, risk analysis firm Economic Associates organized a seminar during which Lagos Business School Professor Doyin Salami offered an assessment of the current and medium-term macroeconomic climate in Nigeria. High global commodity prices have resulted in an export boom, and [...]	2007-06-01 16:03:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS414	RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, risk analysis firm Economic Associates organized a seminar during which Country and State Risk Analyst, Economic Associates, Olly Owen, presented a risk-assessment tool developed by Economic Associates that rates all 36 Nigerian states on economic, societal, political, [...]	2007-06-01 16:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS415	SITREP 25: 1 AMCIT RELEASED, 3 REMAIN HOSTAGES; 4 [...] (SBU) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian kidnapped on May 1 off the shore of Bayelsa State were released from captivity on June 2 to Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva. All six hostages are said to be "in good condition." The six individuals are expected to de [...]	2007-06-02 15:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS419	SITREP 26: 3 AMCITS, 33 EXPATRIATES REMAIN HOSTAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 36 expatriates are being held hostage in the Niger Delta, including three American citizens kidnapped May 25 off the shore of Bayelsa State. Since June 1, 12 expatriates, no American citizens, have been abducted in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. Twelve Indian nati [...]	2007-06-04 12:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS422	SITREP 27: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE IN BAYELSA STATE [...] (SBU) Three American TransCoastal employees (Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore),four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian begin their eleventh day in captivity. The ten individuals were kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25. ----- [...]	2007-06-05 13:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS427	SITREP 28: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE; TRANSCOASTAL [...] (C) American nationals Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian remain hostages. TransCoastal believes the 10 hostages have been divided into two groups; one group of four and one group of six. According to Tr [...]	2007-06-06 15:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS434	SITREP 29: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE [...] (C) Three American citizens, Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian remain hostages after being kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25. TransCoastal (TCO) said they last had contact with the host [...]	2007-06-07 11:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS435	TANKER DRIVERS MOLLIFIED WITH PARKING LOT [...] On June 6, the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) union under the Nation Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Employees (NUPENG) suspended their strike which began on June 4. According to a NUPENG representative, the lack of a parking area forced tanker drivers to park along bridges outside Lagos c [...]	2007-06-07 11:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NI
07LAGOS436	FORMER DELTA STATE OFFICIAL APPLAUDS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with Poloff, Chief Evance O. Ivwurie, former Commissioner for Special Duties (Project Monitoring) under Governor James Ibori's administration in Delta State, lauded the state government's efforts to provide potable water and education and blamed the federal an [...]	2007-06-07 13:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS437	SITREP 30: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE; UK ENGAGING GON [...] (C) On June 8, ten hostages kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25 begin their third week in captivity. TransCoastal (TCO) representatives told us on June 7 that they believe Amcit Bobbie Tyner, two British nationals, and the South African hostage are being held by "The General," [...]	2007-06-08 12:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS439	ELECTION TRIBUNALS GET UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In several states of Southern Nigeria, the election tribunals are underway. The expectation is the tribunals will begin deciding cases in the next few months. The opposition hopes the recent independent decisions by the judiciary will continue in the election tribunals, and ov [...]	2007-06-08 16:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS44	DELTA STATE: IJAWS' FRUSTRATION INCREASES [...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 conversation with Consul General, Ijaw businessman Joseph Penawou warned of the feud starting to percolate between Delta State Governor Ibori and the Ijaw community in Warri. According to Penawou, the lack of political concessions to the Ijaw community has embittered [...]	2007-01-23 11:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS442	SITREP 31: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE; GOVERNOR [...] (C) American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian national kidnapped offshore Bayelsa State on May 25 remain hostage. On June 11, TransCoastal (TCO) reported there has been "no real change" to the si [...]	2007-06-11 15:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS445	SITREP 32: 13 HOSTAGES, INCLUDING 3 AMCITS, [...] (C) Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva and TransCoastal (TCO) representatives confirmed the June 11 release of American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris and Richard Moore, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian national, who were kidnapped offshore Bayelsa St [...]	2007-06-12 14:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS447	OGUN STATE: PDP SUGGESTS TRY HARDER NEXT TIME, AS [...] (C) Summary: In Ogun State, the bitter aftermath of the elections brought garlands for the victors and disappointment for supporters of free and fair elections. The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) believe they have ushered in a new wave of reform in the state and argue the opposition f [...]	2007-06-13 15:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS452	DELTA STATE GOVERNOR TO SEEK AMNESTY FOR MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, a Delta State government official, told Poloff that Ijaw militants in Delta State offered their support to current Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan when he was campaigning in the state in April. Many militants want to leave the creeks and r [...]	2007-06-15 14:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS457	SUPREME COURT UPENDS ANAMBRA STATE POLITICS BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Peter Obi, the proverbial cat with nine lives, was granted yet another return to office when the Supreme Court ruled that he should remain the Governor of Anambra State until 2010, giving him a full four-year term and making null and void the state's April 2007 gubernatorial el [...]	2007-06-19 07:16:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS459	ASARI'S RELEASE IS NOT A PANACEA FOR THE NIGER [...] (C) Summary: Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader, Dokubo Asari, was released on bail by the Abuja High Court on June 14. Despite the release of 10 Indian national hostages on June 15, militants have warned the federal government and multinational companies that Asari's release [...]	2007-06-20 13:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS47	1 AMERICAN, 1 BRITON TAKEN HOSTAGE IN PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Billy Ray Graham and Briton Neil Robert Mirrlees were kidnapped going to work at approximately 7:00 AM on January 23 in Port Harcourt. Graham and Mirrlees work for Pivot Engineering Company Ltd., a small oil service firm. A Port Harcourt police contact said a g [...]	2007-01-23 16:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LAGOS48	SELECTION OF PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CAUSES RIFT [...] (C) Summary: Many influential PDP members were stunned by President Obasanjo,s unalloyed, convention-eve endorsement of Katsina Governor Umaru Yar,Adua as PDP presidential candidate, presidential advisor Lawal Batagarawa told Consul General. Obasanjo,s somewhat Delphic selection of Yar,Adua, a [...]	2007-01-24 09:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS480	YAR'ADUA & LABOR RELATIONS MAY IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: It was not until President Yar'Adua directly negotiated with the NLC and TUC labor leaders in a closed-door session that the 2007 national labor strike was resolved, according to Denja Yaqub, Assistant Secretary to the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC). Yar'Adua reportedly told the l [...]	2007-06-28 11:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM NI
07LAGOS481	EDO STATE ELECTION TRIBUNAL POSSIBLY BRIBED BY PDP [...] (U) Adams Oshiomole, Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate and former President of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC),has challenged recently-elected Governor Oserheimen Osunbor of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State Election Tribunal. Oshiomole was largely viewed as one [...]	2007-06-28 11:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS482	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE THROUGH JUNE [...] (U) This is a roundup of recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. --------------------------- Section 1 - Respect for the Integrity of the Person ---------------- [...]	2007-06-28 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ELAB KIRF NI
07LAGOS485	VP JONATHAN MEETS MILITANT & COMMUNITY LEADERS IN [...] (C) Summary: On June 28, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan visited the Gbaramatu riverine community in Delta State and discussed ways forward with militant and traditional leaders. An Ijaw youth leader from Delta State offered prescriptive efforts the government could take to bring peace to th [...]	2007-07-02 15:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS487	RIVERS KIDNAPPERS UP THE ANTE: ABDUCT BRITISH CHILD [...] (U) Rivers State police confirmed that on July 5, a three-year-old British girl, was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on her way to school. This is the second time expatriate children have been kidnapped in the Niger Delta; the first incident involved two Indian children who were ab [...]	2007-07-06 08:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC EPET PGOV PREL KDEM NI
07LAGOS492	BRITISH GIRL RELEASED; 2 EXPATS KIDNAPPED OFFSHORE [...] (SBU) On July 8, three-year-old British national Margaret Hill was released near Ogbakiri, Rivers State, after being abducted three days earlier in Port Harcourt (Reftel). No further details are known regarding her release; however, press reports suggest no ransom was paid to secure Hill's r [...]	2007-07-09 15:59:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS493	POLITICAL INSIDER ON NIGER DELTA & EFCC [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Oronto Douglas, human rights lawyer and confidant of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, said Jonathan will continue to meet with Delta and Bayelsa state militants throughout July in order to gain community input on how to improve the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta Develo [...]	2007-07-10 11:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS494	PROSPECTS FOR POWER SECTOR REMAIN DIM [...] Summary: At an American Business Council (ABC) meeting on May 28, Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),Ransome Owan, discussed plans for the Nigerian power sector. To an audience of professionals in the private sector, including stakeholders such as General Electr [...]	2007-07-10 13:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS5	NIGERIANS SUFFER HUGE LOSSES FROM POWER OUTAGES [...] (U) Summary: Despite the GON,s moves to privatize and restructure the power sector, Nigerians continue to suffer from inadequate power. Industrial and domestic consumers decry the state of the power sector in the last five months. Most Nigerians involved in small-scale enterprises spend naira [...]	2007-01-05 15:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS50	AVIATION REGULATOR REQUESTS DOT, FAA TECHNICAL [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Director General (DG) Harold Demuren, in a December 14, 2006 meeting with DOT official Kevin Sample, requested assistance in organizing meetings with DOT and FAA in Washington on January 24. Demuren also requested a technical assessment tha [...]	2007-01-24 12:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS502	IJAW MILITANTS ANNOUNCE CEASEFIRE; DESOPADEC BOARD [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, Ijaw militant leaders agreed to a 90-day ceasefire during which government could address their interests, which focus on gaining greater control over local government areas and resources. However, Rivers State criminal/militant leaders Ateke Tom and Soboma George did [...]	2007-07-13 09:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS506	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR JUNE 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This cable is a summary of recent political events in the Southern Nigeria political region. End summary. -------------------------------------- Popular South East Party Conspicuously Absent from Unity Government Proposal -------------------------------------- 2. (C) Cons [...]	2007-07-17 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS507	AES - UPDATE ON CONTRACT DISPUTE [...] (U) Summary: On July 11, AES Nigeria Barge Ltd. (AES),a U.S. power services company, met with President Umaru Yar'Adua to discuss an on-going tax exemption dispute (reftel). The meeting was attended by all stakeholders, including the Ministry of Finance and Energy, Federal Inland Revenue Servi [...]	2007-07-17 14:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS514	MILITANT DELEGATION TO ASO ROCK JULY 19, RIVERS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Niger Delta militants again met in Delta State and agreed to send a delegation to Aso Rock on July 19 to meet President Yar'Adua and Vice President Jonathan. In a separate but related move, Rivers militant/criminal leaders publicly renounced violence. The militants [...]	2007-07-19 10:01:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS522	IFC VILLAGE TELEPHONY PROJECT UNDERWAY IN NIGERIA [...] Summary: The International Finance Corporation would create, at a minimum, 1000 businesses for rural women and extend mobile phone network coverage to rural areas. The Village Phone Project would also expand the capacity of microfinance institutions to manage small-scale loans. This project wa [...]	2007-07-25 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EIND NI PGOV PREL EINV
07LAGOS525	OYO STATE FACES A SUMMER OF DISCONTENT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff's visit to Oyo State showed Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala enjoying no political honeymoon following his election in the controversial April poll. The civil service is on strike and after an outburst of violence between strikers and transport workers loyal to Akala, attempts [...]	2007-07-26 13:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS526	MASSOB PRESSES FOR UWAZURUIKE'S RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) explained to Poloff the case of their detained leader, Ralph Uwazuruike, in prison on treason charges. MASSOB claimed President Umaru Yar'Adua should release Uwazuruike as he has rele [...]	2007-07-26 13:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS53	SITREP #2: FIRST PIVOT HOSTAGE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Pivot-GIS, executives of the Honeywell Group Limited (Pivot's parent organization; not affiliated with the U.S.-based Honeywell Company),representatives of the U.S. and British Embassies and a representative of Control Risks Group (CRG) met January 23 regardi [...]	2007-01-26 10:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS534	LAGOS MAKES STRIDES IN PROPERTY REGISTRY [...] Summary: On June 19, Debra Erb, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),and housing sector stakeholders visited the Lagos State Lands Bureau. The Bureau has implemented significant improvements in registering property, including dramatically lowering fees, automating registration, and s [...]	2007-07-27 13:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PREL NI
07LAGOS54	SHOUTING IN THE EAR OF A DEAF GOVERNMENT: [...] (C) Summary: Bunkerers tapping into crude oil pipelines, vandalized refineries too costly and dangerous to repair or maintain, organized looting of downstream pipelines, complicated import procedures that encourage corruption and force importers to bear the costs of the fuel price subsidy, c [...]	2007-01-26 12:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS540	FORMER BAYELSA GOVERNOR PLEADS GUILTY TO [...] (U) On July 26, the Lagos High Court sentenced former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha to two years in prison for corruption. Alamieyeseigha pleaded guilty to six of the thirty-three counts of corruption, with each count carrying a two-year sentence. However, the judge declared [...]	2007-07-27 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS549	BANKING SECTOR EXPANDS; PRIVATE EQUITY "DOES" DEVELOPMENT [...] On July 17, Trina Rand, International Economist, and Michael Ruffner, Director, Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Treasury, met with a series of representatives of the financial sector to discuss macroeconomic health and developments in the banking sector since consolidation. C [...]	2007-08-02 15:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS550	NIGERIAN MINING SECTOR REPLETE WITH CHALLENGES AND [...] Summary: On July 15, US Trade and Development Agency officials met with representatives of the private mining sector and the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency. They discussed the untapped opportunities in the mining sector since the passage of the 2006 Minerals and Mining legislation. The great [...]	2007-08-02 15:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS551	KEY ECONOMIC OBSERVER CAUTIONS AGAINST "IRRATIONAL [...] Summary: In a July 17 meeting with Trina Rand, International Economist, and Michael Ruffner, Director, Office of Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Treasury, Financial Derivatives Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bismarck Rewane described some of the risks in the Nigerian economy. While Rewa [...]	2007-08-03 12:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS553	BANKS' CREATIVE SOLUTIONS ALLOW MORTGAGE EXPANSION [...] On June 19, Debra Erb, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) met with representatives of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to discuss ongoing collaboration on a housing construction and mortgage financing project. FCMB was one of several banks expanding its consumer banking activities in [...]	2007-08-04 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PREL NI
07LAGOS560	USTDA EXPLORES WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS WITH LAGOS STATE [...] Summary: On a July 16 visit to the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA),United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) representatives Enoh Ebong and Pierce Davis and LAWMA Managing Director Ola Oresanya discussed USTDA's previous grant to the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, in w [...]	2007-08-08 09:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EINV PGOV NI
07LAGOS562	LAGOS SUPPORT PLATFORMS FOR DEEPWATER OIL AND GAS [...] Summary: ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell have called for creation in Lagos of a modern industrial and support services base to support their deepwater exploration, construction and production. Deepwater oil and gas expenditures in Nigeria currently total USD 10 billion per year. Two companies [...]	2007-08-08 14:21:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS563	MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM EXPANDS TRADE, INCREASES PROFITS [...] Summary: In partnership with telecommunications firm MTN, the Network of Agricultural Market Information of Nigeria (NAMIN) launched an agricultural market information system, accessible to MTN subscribers. The market prices of a number of agricultural products would be available to subscribers [...]	2007-08-08 15:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ECON NI
07LAGOS565	CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARGUES MASS VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Civil society activist Abiodun Aremu of the United Action for Democracy (UAD) told Poloff there was a failure to protest the April elections because of sparse voter education and widespread apathy toward the elections and politics in general. Aremu contended that civil society s [...]	2007-08-09 10:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS566	ARIK AIR BUYS BOEING FLEET [...] (U) Summary: Arik Air, a wholly Nigerian-owned airline, recently purchased a new Boeing 737-700 and announced USD 3 billion of orders for a Boeing 777, 787 Dreamliner, 15 737-800s; and four Q400 Bombardier aircraft. Arik's capitalization is unprecedented for a fully-owned Nigerian airline, how [...]	2007-08-10 10:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS567	NIGER DELTA: HOSTAGE TAKING & DEATH, PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) Summary: On August 12, a foreign hostage of an unidentified nationality reportedly died in Bayelsa State en route to a hospital. On August 10, a British National was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on his way to work. On August 8, the son of a Bayelsa State legislator was report [...]	2007-08-13 12:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS57	SITREP #3: PROOF OF LIFE FOR KIDNAPPED PIVOT [...] (C) Summary: Control Risks Group representative told the Pivot-GIS Crisis Management Group (CMG) that the number and kinds of contacts between Amcit Bill Graham and individuals who know him well can be considered to meet the criteria for proof of life. End Summary. 2. (C) The Crisis Man [...]	2007-01-29 16:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS570	NIGERIA: Exxon Official Highlights Threats and [...] (U) Summary: An Exxon Mobil Official confirmed that 500,000 - 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil is currently shut-in in the Niger Delta. The cost of rig renting has risen from USD 40,000 - 50,000 to approximately USD 200,000 per day, while a Niger Delta security premium of 10 - 40 percent ha [...]	2007-08-14 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
07LAGOS571	DOE A/S HARBERT'S DAY IN LAGOS: GAS, OIL, POWER, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert SIPDIS met with Lagos business representatives from the power, gas, oil, and oil services sectors to assess the situation and hear energy companies' concerns. International [...]	2007-08-14 11:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL NI
07LAGOS575	GOVERNOR OBI'S SUMMER OF OPTIMISM IN ANAMBRA STATE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 visit by Pol-econ chief to Anambra State, Governor Peter Obi optimistically believed with the court cases finally resolved in his favor, now was the time for Anambra State to be the "Light of the Nation". Political observers agree that Obi has an opening to transform [...]	2007-08-15 11:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS578	PORT HARCOURT VIOLENCE RESUMES; ATTACKERS IDENTITY [...] (C) Despite the increased deployment of military troops to Port Harcourt, Rivers State following the August 6-12 violence (Reftel),post has confirmed reports that serious fighting and the possible use of explosives broke out throughout the city on August 16. Fighting and violence has been r [...]	2007-08-16 14:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS58	TRAFFIC STOP OF FUGITIVE SOBOMA GEORGE LEADS TO [...] (C) Summary: After the inadvertent arrest of their leader, Soboma George, a band of armed criminal militants attacked at least one police station in Port Harcourt. Details are sketchy and we have in hand conflicting reports whether George escaped. Apparently, the melee resulted in some casu [...]	2007-01-29 16:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER KCRM NI
07LAGOS580	EBONYI STATE EXPERIENCES A SEAMLESS TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 31 visit by Pol-econ chief to Ebonyi State, Governor Martin Elechi praised U.S. involvement in Nigeria and cited his top priorities as reforming the civil service and promoting development. Some observers contended Elechi's bureaucratic experience and acumen would bene [...]	2007-08-17 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS590	NIGERIA: Aviation Briefs [...] (SBU) Virgin Nigeria passed the Shell Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Group Audit of Flight Operations and Airworthiness/Quality in August. Virgin Nigeria representatives said the airline scored better than Aero Contractors, Arik Air, and Bristows. A successful outcome in this audit sanct [...]	2007-08-23 11:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
07LAGOS591	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently-installed Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola told HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne August 21 he was determined to improve Lagos's miserable physical condition. Roads, power, water, and sanitation were in a shocking state and totally inadequate to cope wi [...]	2007-08-23 12:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS592	ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES: CBN NEW MONETARY POLICY [...] (SBU) Economic analysts see the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) new economic policy, including redenomination of the naira, as a cosmetic makeover offering few economic improvements. One analyst thought the new policy could succeed if it were harmonized with macroeconomic policy objectives. End [...]	2007-08-23 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS594	NIGER DELTA PRESCRIPTIONS BY COMMUNITY LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Niger Delta community leaders told the Acting Consul General cultist groups were responsible for recent violence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and said these groups hijacked the Niger Delta struggle. These leaders each offered different prescriptions for improvi [...]	2007-08-24 14:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS60	SHELL'S BAD DAY: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT PULLS OIL [...] (C) Summary: Shell Managing Director Ann Pickard told visiting Deputy Director for West African Affairs Don Heflin the Government of Nigeria (GON) has notified the company that one of its oil blocks will be given to a Nigerian company. Unless the GON pays USD 1.2 billion in arrears Shell beli [...]	2007-01-30 15:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS600	NCAA DG SUPPORTS US BID FOR ICAO COUNCIL, PART I [...] (SBU) Harold Demuren, Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),expressed support for the USG's bid for re-election to the ICAO Council, membership category Part I. During a meeting on August 20, Demuren said the Nigerian delegation to the ICAO Assembly is scheduled to [...]	2007-08-28 13:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
07LAGOS601	OSHIOMHOLE DISCUSSES TRIBUNAL, ECONOMICS, YAR'ADUA [...] (C) Summary: Adams Oshiomhole was granted access to voting materials by the Edo State Election Tribunal; he expressed interest in hiring foreign forensic analysts to examine the ballots to prepare his case. Oshiomhole predicted the Tribunal would decide his claim to have won the April guberna [...]	2007-08-29 10:29:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS602	NIGERIA ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION OF ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 29, the Government of Nigeria announced the decision to "unbundle" the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and to create five new independent agencies. International oil companies (IOCs) were aware of the plan to restructure, but did not expect it to take p [...]	2007-08-30 15:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS603	Southern Election Tribunals [...] (SBU) Summary: Election Tribunals in southern states are rejecting challenges to their jurisdiction and affirming rights granted petitioners under the Electoral Act. Nonetheless, Governors elected in Nigeria's deeply flawed April 14 election continue to use every means the law allows to assur [...]	2007-08-30 15:52:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS605	A POLITICAL NOVICE TAKES OVER IN ENUGU STATE [...] (C) Summary: Enugu state has continued to live up to its reputation for political intrigue. After an election fraught with violence and controversy, newly-inaugurated Enugu State People's Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Sullivan Chime distanced himself from his political patron, former Governo [...]	2007-09-05 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS607	CODEL PAYNE'S MEETING WITH LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently-installed Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola told HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne August 21 he was determined to improve Lagos's miserable physical condition. Roads, power, water, and sanitation were in a shocking state and totally inadequate to cope wi [...]	2007-09-05 10:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
07LAGOS609	A LOOK BACK: OBASANJO REVIEWS HIS PRESIDENCY WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 meeting with HIRC Africa Subcommittee Chair Donald Payne, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said he would attend former President Clinton's Global Institute from September 26-28, dates which coincide with the second week of plenary sessions of the U.N. General Ass [...]	2007-09-05 10:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO NI
07LAGOS61	SITREP #4: PROOF OF LIFE SOUGHT FOR THIRD PIVOT [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met January 26. There had been no contact with the hostages in the last 24 hours. A third hostage, Ezekial Akwa, a Nigerian national employed as a driver by Pivot, has not been mentioned by either the kidnappers or the hostages in conversations; proof o [...]	2007-01-30 15:51:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG CASC ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS62	SITREP #5: SSS INVOLVEMENT IN NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met January 29. The Nigerian State Security Services (SSS) had been in contact with the kidnappers and reported that all three hostages were well. The Director of the SSS Alhaji Kola Adeshina, has been personally involved in the release negotiations and [...]	2007-01-31 16:30:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC KCRM NI
07LAGOS621	NIGER DELTA NGOS WARN FG ON IJAW FOCUS; CARMEN [...] (C) Summary: While Niger Delta militants have been in dialogue with the Federal and state governments, non-violent and non-Ijaw groups said they feel left out and have threatened to turn to violence to make their voices heard. In Delta State, a U.S. company leads a private-public venture inte [...]	2007-09-11 10:05:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS622	MILITANTS SEIZE PDP CHIEFTAINS IN ONDO STATE; MEND [...] (U) On September 9, militants claiming to be members of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) seized 11 chieftains of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, a state which had previously been unscathed by kidnapping activity. However, a MEND spokesperson disclaimed [...]	2007-09-11 14:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS624	SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR JULY/AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Musings on the national political scene. Imo State Governor appoints Iwu family members. MASSOB leaders dismiss Yar'Adua's promise to pay Biafran pensions as propaganda. Some biographical tidbits on the new ministers. End summary. --------------------------------- Musings o [...]	2007-09-12 08:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR NI
07LAGOS628	NDDC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME; NGO SEEKS LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) told international oil companies (IOCs) it would pursue community-driven development in pilot communities in 2008, and if successful, in all nine NDDC states by 2009. Bill Knight, Executive Director of Pro-Natura International, though [...]	2007-09-17 14:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS629	Struggles Over State Electoral Commissions Precede LGA [...] (U) Summary: Elections in the 353 Local Government Area (LGA) Councils of Nigeria's 17 southern states are scheduled to be held in the last quarter of this year. Struggles continue over control of the State Electoral Commissions which handle the LGA electoral process. End Summary. --------- [...]	2007-09-18 10:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
07LAGOS63	SITREP #6: AMCIT & BRITISH NATIONAL REMAIN IN [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met February 1. Wole Osinupebi of Pivot and John Walker of Control Risks traveled to Port Harcourt January 31 and met with Director of the State Security Services (SSS) Alhaji Kola Adeshina. Osinupebi and Walker spoke to American citizen Billy Graham and [...]	2007-02-01 15:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG CASC ASEC PTER NI
07LAGOS630	UNDP PLANS IN THE NIGER DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary: A United Nations (UN) official outlined a four part development program in the Niger Delta to be implemented in partnership with Shell Petroleum Development Company. He decried the lack of a concerted international plan to address ongoing unrest in the region. The UN continue [...]	2007-09-18 14:52:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EPET SOCI NI
07LAGOS631	LAGOS BAKERS ASSOCIATION ENDS BREAD STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: Small and medium-sized bakeries in southern Nigeria ended their strike over rising wheat prices. Post-strike prices for a loaf of bread have risen 33 percent. While no violence accompanied the strike, it served to highlight the continuing economic squeeze felt by the average Ni [...]	2007-09-18 14:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SOCI NI
07LAGOS632	TOM POLO SUPPORTS NONVIOLENCE YOUTH TRAINING IN [...] (SBU) Sheriff Mulade, President of the Gbaramatu Youth Council (GYC),told Poloff approximately 200 youths from Gbaramatu and Ijaw Kingdoms in Delta state attended a non-violence sensitization program September 10-14. Presenters at the Riverine Host Community Youth Orientation Program were la [...]	2007-09-18 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS633	WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? [...] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX PLEASE ZFR IMI ZFR LAGOS 0633 IMI 0633 AND BLANK ALL ASSOCIATED MCNS, AND NEW MSG WILL BE SEND WITH NEW MCN AND MRN.XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ZFR ZFR [...]	2007-09-19 13:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS638	ND SPOT REPORT: OKAH ARRESTED, MILITARY PRESENCE [...] (C) Security sources reported on September 18 that criminal arms dealer Henry Okah, known to work in South Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria (Reftel),had been arrested in Angola. According to a press report, Okah is awaiting extradition to Equatorial Guinea where he will face criminal c [...]	2007-09-20 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS64	NIGER DELTA:"STATE OF INSURRECTION" PART II [...] (C) Summary: During a January 21 conversation with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary Godknows Igali stressed that the activity of militant groups in the Niger Delta was approximating a "state of insurrection." Amending previous estimates of aggregate militant strength, Igali asserted [...]	2007-02-02 07:57:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS640	WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? (CORRECTED [...] (C) Summary: Godwin Billy Agha, Deputy Director, Gas Division, Department of Petroleum Resources told Pol-Econ Chief that the Government of Nigeria (GON) has shifted its priorities from gas to export to gas for domestic use. Currently, there is not enough gas to feed into export projects awai [...]	2007-09-20 15:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS642	YAR'ADUA RELEASES EXCESS CRUDE FUNDS; SYLVA [...] (C) Summary: Bayelsa State received USD 64 million from the Federal excess crude account; the state rarely received allocations from the account under former President Obasanjo. Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva, an outsider foisted on the state from Abuja, is slowly working his way through gov [...]	2007-09-21 13:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS644	RUMORS SURFACE ABOUT FUTURE OF NIGERIAN LNG PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: The head of a major gas project in Nigeria says there are indications that plans for the OK liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant will not proceed. He also said new gas tax legislation could cripple future gas exploration and production in Nigeria. A Shell managing director reports [...]	2007-09-24 15:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS645	CHEVRON CONTEMPLATES BYPASSING ELP TO LINK TO WEST [...] (C) Summary: The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP),originally scheduled for completion in December 2006, has stalled repeatedly. Vandalism to the Escravos to Lagos Pipeline (ELP) is slowing the flow of gas to existing facilities and threatens Nigeria's ability to supply gas to the WAGP. Che [...]	2007-09-24 16:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAGOS646	Southern Nigeria Economic Update [...] (U) Summary: Lagos analysts estimate that Nigeria's inflation rate is as high as 10.97 percent in contrast with the 4.8 percent recorded by the Bureau of Statistics in July. A major Lagos textile mill, Atlantic Textile Mill, was forced to close because of unfavorable business environment, maki [...]	2007-09-25 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
07LAGOS647	SENATOR SEES OIL COMPANY MALFEASANCE, PROMISES [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of the Nigerian Senate's Upstream Petroleum Committee said Chevron had grossly inflated the cost of building its Escravos gas to liquids (GTL) plant. He accused Shell of the same in the construction of its Bonga offshore facility and said Nigeria should use Shell's [...]	2007-09-25 07:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS652	IJAW YOUTH LEADER: GON TAKING POSITIVE STEPS; IOCS [...] (C) Summary: According to Chris Ekiyor, recently-elected President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),the Ijaw youth delegation meeting with the Federal Government went well as Yar'Adua's administration has expressed much interest in including Niger Delta indigenes in talks to lower regional un [...]	2007-09-26 10:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS653	PRIVATIZATION LEADERS PRAISE PREVIOUS USG [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) expressed their appreciation for US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) support in Nigeria, but noted that American financial assistance for privatization had c [...]	2007-09-26 10:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS654	NIGERIA: SECOND PHASE OF BANK CONSOLIDATION UNDERWAY [...] (U) Summary: Another phase of bank consolidation in the wake of successful recapitalization of banks in 2005 pursuant to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) banking reform is underway. Many banks are going to the stock market to raise capital. Banks which had criticized the CBN directive to recap [...]	2007-09-26 14:27:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI
07LAGOS663	NIGERIA SEEKS ADVICE FROM PRESTIGIOUS ECONOMIC, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Theodore Craig, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, Mansur Ahmed, Managing Director of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and Wole Olanipekun, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, said President Yar'Adua has asked advice from [...]	2007-10-05 10:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS664	NIGERIAN SHRIMPING INDUSTRY DECRIES PIRATE ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent Turtle Excluder Device (TED) inspection visit, many Nigerian shrimp companies told the Poloff that pirates have boarded their boats, robbed their crew and equipment, and confiscated their catches. Eight Nigerian shrimp companies operate approximately 150 boats i [...]	2007-10-05 10:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OES PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS667	NIGERIA THREATENS FINES ON GAS FLARING; PROPOSES [...] (SBU) Summary: A World Bank workshop on gas flaring in Nigeria turned into a discussion on possible increases in prices for export natural gas. The Nigerian government accused oil companies of dragging their feet on eliminating gas flaring and said stiff fines would be imposed at the start of [...]	2007-10-05 15:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV NI
07LAGOS67	SITREP 7: PROOF OF LIFE FOR NIGERIAN HOSTAGE [...] (C) The Pivot-GIS Hostage Crisis Group met February 2. American citizen Bill Graham and British National Neil Mirrlees remain in captivity. Proof of life was established for the third hostage, Ezekiel Akwa, who is a Nigerian employed as a driver by Pivot, when he spoke to Pivot's Wole Osinu [...]	2007-02-02 14:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS672	LAGOS COMMISSIONERS ON SECURITY & DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Theodore Craig, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, two Lagos State Commissioners explained that relations between Lagos Governor Fashola and President Yar'Adua are strong, that Yar'Adua has agreed to expand a major expressway from four to 16 la [...]	2007-10-10 15:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC NI
07LAGOS684	NIGERIA'S DOCK WORKERS ON STRIKE [...] (U) The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) went on strike on October 18 to support a non-unionized group of Apapa terminal dockworkers. The Apapa dockworkers are legally recognized as casual employees and, therefore, unable to organize or receive guaranteed conditions of service. (Note [...]	2007-10-19 14:04:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM NI

07LAGOS685	NIGERIA'S EDO STATE RIVEN OVER TRIBUNALS, LG ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal has been sitting daily to expedite proceedings, but has no jurisdiction to hear complaints alleging violent intimidation of witnesses. Edo State opposition parties will boycott November local government elections. Sitting Governor Osunbor' [...]	2007-10-19 14:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI

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