The people of the oil producing communities of Kalabari Kingdom in Rivers State yesterday in Abuja accused President Goodluck Jonathan and
the National Boundary Commission of planning to annex a portion of their land with oil fields in Rivers State to Bayelsa State.

A chieftain of the group, Chief Anabs Sara- Igbe, said with over 300,000 barrels of oil being produced from the communities, they would resist the
plan.

In a petition signed by the Amanyanabo of Kalabari, Prof. J. T. J. Princewill and read by the chairman of Akulga Traditional Council in Akuku-Toru
Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Emmanuel Awoyesuau-Jack, the community listed the oil fields to include those in Robert Kiri, Ekulama
and San-Barth.

According to him, at the centre of the dispute are accruals from the oil and gas revenue emanating from communities, especially those from the Soku,
Robert Kiri, Ekulama and Santa Barbara Oil Fields, which he said by constitution and historically are domiciled in Kalabari Territory in Rivers
State.

Former Minister of Aviation and leader of Kalabari, Alabo Tonye Graham-Douglas said the group was fighting a just cause.

Nigeria4rm60s: "The people of Kalabari I know would not let this to hold our shoes are too big" As a Kalabari son I would rather use this opportunity to ask for two things 1. The unity of all Kalabari sons and daughters 2. A sovering state to interconect our riverive communities to promote Sociocultural and economic development. I wonder were are you guys I am sure we have a new generation of intellectuals just like my self. Why don't I ever see you guys active with our sate I believe we should come together in one voice and see why we are being distant from our selves we should come together in unity to produce a governor in 2015 once we archive unity we would get back River state do not forget about the struggle of Issac Adakar Boro and our past and present heroes Kalabari is a great Clan we are fading away in the lime light of the nation and the Political scene of the state I would please ask for the Kalabari National Forum to call for a kalabari "Youths" sons and daugthers meeting so we could see what is hindering the progress of our people and the future of our children above all our uniity would help our commuity develop I AM YOUNG, VIBRANT AND I WISH TO SEE MORE OF MY MATES COME OUT SO WE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY KALABARI SONS AND DAUGTHERS WE KNOW WE ARE GREAT LET US COME TOGETHER USE THIS MEDIA AND WE COULD CONNECT................

Standing5: These are all pointers to to the fact that a divided Nigeria does not gauranty the peace and progress we all crave as Nigerians. Even if the kalabaris have all the oil to themselves, it does not guaranty their progress.

White007: Na wao! If this s true, why would Gej wanna do this? I thought Bayelsa as a State has oil.

Nigeria4rm60s: "The people of Kalabari I know would not let this to hold our shoes are too big" As a Kalabari son I would rather use this opportunity to ask for two things 1. The unity of all Kalabari sons and daughters 2. A sovering state to interconect our riverive communities to promote Sociocultural and economic development. I wonder were are you guys I am sure we have a new generation of intellectuals just like my self. Why don't I ever see you guys active with our sate I believe we should come together in one voice and see why we are being distant from our selves we should come together in unity to produce a governor in 2015 once we archive unity we would get back River state do not forget about the struggle of Issac Adakar Boro and our past and present heroes Kalabari is a great Clan we are fading away in the lime light of the nation and the Political scene of the state I would please ask for the Kalabari National Forum to call for a kalabari "Youths" sons and daugthers meeting so we could see what is hindering the progress of our people and the future of our children above all our uniity would help our commuity develop I AM YOUNG, VIBRANT AND I WISH TO SEE MORE OF MY MATES COME OUT SO WE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY KALABARI SONS AND DAUGTHERS WE KNOW WE ARE GREAT LET US COME TOGETHER USE THIS MEDIA AND WE COULD CONNECT................

White007: Na wao! If this s true, why would Gej wanna do this? I thought Bayelsa as a State has oil.

Standing5: These are all pointers to to the fact that a divided Nigeria does not gauranty the peace and progress we all crave as Nigerians. Even if the kalabaris have all the oil to themselves, it does not guaranty their progress.

DeCleff:
Guy am not in support of Jonathan's alleged annexing of Kalabari oil fields to Bavelsa state but my disagreement with is on the issue of power in the State. Since Rivers State was created, only the riverine communities has been ruling the state as governors except in 1999 when Odili broke the statusquo and became the first governor who's not from the riverine communities. And thats how the ikwerres got the seat of power, so u guys (kalabars) should forget power for and let other tribes like the Ogonis to produce the governor b4 u guys.

gregg2: Rubbish! Rubbish!! Rubbish!!!
Jonathan may not even be aware of what's going on there.

gregg2: Rubbish! Rubbish!! Rubbish!!!
Jonathan may not even be aware of what's going on there.

gregg2: Rubbish! Rubbish!! Rubbish!!!
Jonathan may not even be aware of what's going on there.

Remii:

there is no way you do something of that manitude and the President will not know. Unless he is not the President, who signs C of O, no be Governors? So how do you adjust boundary of a state that will lead to tranfer of people and number of LGAs to another state and the President will not know especially when it affects his primary consistuency?

afam4eva:
I don't know when anybody ever said a divided Nigeria will guarantee automatic peace and progress.

afam4eva:
But one cannot deny that it will truncate some of the problems.

sylve11:

Not much compare to her neighbouring states- Delta state and Rivers state. [

Remii:

This is similar to what IBB did to Kwara when in power he made Niger State most economically lucrative by transferring all natural resourses locations from Kwara to Niger state then further cut half of newly created Kogi from the same Kwara.

Nigeria4rm60s: "The people of Kalabari I know would not let this to hold our shoes are too big" As a Kalabari son I would rather use this opportunity to ask for two things 1. The unity of all Kalabari sons and daughters 2. A sovering state to interconect our riverive communities to promote Sociocultural and economic development. I wonder were are you guys I am sure we have a new generation of intellectuals just like my self. Why don't I ever see you guys active with our sate I believe we should come together in one voice and see why we are being distant from our selves we should come together in unity to produce a governor in 2015 once we archive unity we would get back River state do not forget about the struggle of Issac Adakar Boro and our past and present heroes Kalabari is a great Clan we are fading away in the lime light of the nation and the Political scene of the state I would please ask for the Kalabari National Forum to call for a kalabari "Youths" sons and daugthers meeting so we could see what is hindering the progress of our people and the future of our children above all our uniity would help our commuity develop I AM YOUNG, VIBRANT AND I WISH TO SEE MORE OF MY MATES COME OUT SO WE CAN HELP OUR COMMUNITY KALABARI SONS AND DAUGTHERS WE KNOW WE ARE GREAT LET US COME TOGETHER USE THIS MEDIA AND WE COULD CONNECT................