Niger Delta better than we met it -- Obj
From KABIRU YUSUF, Abuja

Thirty-two days to the expiration of his eight years administration, President Olusegun Obasanjo has vowed that the Niger Delta is a better place now than it was eight years ago when he took over the mantle of power.
The president who was speaking to the CNN at the State House, while answering questions on the situation in the oil region yesterday, further said signing into law the Niger Delta Development Commission’s Bill which paved way for the establishment of the Niger Delta Development Commission has changed the life of millions of residents in the region.
He said the revenue increase from less than 3 per cent to 13 per cent of oil earnings had helped improve the region with more schools, colleges, admissions into universities and other facilities and challenged people to accept that some progress had been made.
He said that the critics of government over the development in the are should shun playing politics but accept that something has been done. “Let us acknowledge that there has been progress, while agreeing that there is need for more progress”, he urged.
Also answering what will be his major legacies after leaving office come May 29, the President said one of the legacies of his administration was the fight against corruption which currently changed the attitude of some Nigerians especially public servants.
“Corruption has stopped being a way of life in Nigeria. I don’t say that it has been completely eliminated, but we are fighting it and people know we are fighting it”, he stated.
The president said he believed that some years from now, Nigerians would appreciate him more, just like after his first tenure as the country’s leader. “When they look back 2, 3, 4, 5 years from now, they will say how wrong some Nigerians were when they were criticising”, he concluded.