Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- Last weekend, I visited Ayakoro community in Bayelsa State to attend the birthday thanksgiving service in honour of the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku. The experience was unique and brought me exciting memories. As we drove along I momentarily feel asleep as a result of the cool weather. Apparently my driver had missed his way again because he refused to wake me up. As I opened my eyes, I saw a sign that indicated that we were in Oloibiri - that notable community where the oil that fuels our national economy was first discovered in a commercial quantity many years ago. The picture clicked instantly. Thereafter we saw a construction site that the villagers said was ...