He said this at a meeting convened by the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh.
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The Senate has agreed to investigate oil subsidies and under recovery regime operated by the Federal Government
The region had existed before Nigeria was created, and the oil was never part of sovereignty it ceded to bring about the country. This explains why other regions in the country have control over natural resources in their domain.
Clark stated that the bill dashed the hopes of the people of the Niger Delta region, adding that it is “satanic, unjust, embarrassing.”
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria will begin a nationwide strike on Wednesday, July 3, after the expiration of a two-week strike ultimatum issued by the union on June 13 over non-payment of stevedoring contractors.
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has blamed International Oil Companies for degrading the predominantly swampy Niger Delta environment through oil and gas exploration and production.
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to help plug leakages in government’s streams of income in the oil sector for second reading.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has tasked indigenous operators to step up their investments and take over major operations from international oil companies.
The persistence of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region where over 400,000 barrels per day are stolen may threaten world peace and democracy if concerted action is not taken to curb it, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, governor of Delta State, has warned.
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin has warned oil companies to desist from committing economic sabotage against Nigeria.