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Children sail past an oil pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria

26/07/2013 GMT

Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria - Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi

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What can be done to stop the state's oil being syphoned off and stolen by thieves?

What can be done to stop the state's oil being syphoned off from remote pipelines by thieves?

Rivers State is at the heart of Nigeria’s oil industry, which produces 20% of the country's wealth. Yet more than one billion dollars a month is being lost to thieves who syphon it off from remote pipelines. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is Governor of Rivers State, a key figure in addressing the problem. But he's locked in a highly public dispute with the president, Goodluck Jonathan. Their supporters have had to be separated by the police, and the power struggle has prevented the state assembly from meeting since May. Isn't it time he focused on the day job?

Picture: Children sail past an oil pipeline in Rivers State, Nigeria, Credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei,  AFP/Getty Images

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