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title: "4 Niger Delta Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Niger Delta quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Niger Delta sayings and thoughts."
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> [“None of this is to deny that the Niger Delta has made mistakes. It has, and a good number at that. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emi-iyalla/none-of-this-is-to-deny-that-the-niger-delta-has-made-mistakes-it-has/)

[Emi Iyalla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emi-iyalla/)

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> [“The Niger delta as a matter of urgency needs to re-think its development strategy by developing her non-oil sectors. There is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emi-iyalla/the-niger-delta-as-a-matter-of-urgency-needs-to-re-think-its/)

[Emi Iyalla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emi-iyalla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/emi-iyalla-51804_delta_the-niger-delta-as-a-matter-of-urgency-n_951423.jpg)

> [The Niger Delta is an occupied territory. Citizens raise their hands in the creeks each time they see the military](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnimmo-bassey/the-niger-delta-is-an-occupied-territory-citizens-raise-their-hands/)

[Nnimmo Bassey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnimmo-bassey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/nnimmo-bassey-78322_citizens_the-niger-delta-is-an-occupied-territory_1462402.jpg)

> [ “After years of watching their patrimony squandered in this way, a large percentage of the \[Niger\] Delta's population feels abandoned by both… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ghazvinian/after-years-of-watching-their-patrimony-squandered-in-this-way-a/)

[John Ghazvinian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ghazvinian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/john-ghazvinian-160775_greed_after-years-of-watching-their-patrimony_1712046.jpg)

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