In 1977, the Obasanjo administration set up the Justice Mamman Nasir Boundary Commission and, following its report, the boundaries of some states were changed. Part of Western Ijaw went to Rivers State, part of Bendel went to Ondo; part of Rivers went to Cross Rivers and part of Imo went to Rivers.
Because of this, some oil wells changed hands. There was an oil well in Rivers very close to Imo and I was asked to demarcate where the oil well was actually located. After the exercise, it was found that the oil well was in Rivers.
Moreover, because parts of Bendel had gone to Ondo, there were five oil wells very close to the boundary. Initially, the Ondo people wanted the royalty to be shared 50-50 because they were very close to the boundary between both states.
In 1981, a Yoruba man (Adebekun), who was Director of Survey, wrote to the Ministry of Finance on the issue and, after charting, it was found that the oil wells were in Bendel State.
Another Yoruba man wrote to the Ministry of Finance that the Yoruba would not take this. He went to Lagos, met with the Director of Survey and reported that a Benin man was behind the charting. Then my Director said no, he charted it. In 1984, Bamidele Otiko became the military governor of Ondo State and came to Lagos to meet my Director. At the meeting, my Director told Otiko he was responsible for the charting.
When Chief Olu – Falae became the Secretary to the Federal Government, he directed me to write a letter that pending the resolution of the Ondo – Bendel boundary adjustment issue, they should be sharing the royalty 50 – 50. I declined to write the letter.
They then posted one Ondo man to be the permanent secretary. He was reported to have said he was posted there to do their bidding and they would call him an outcast if he did not. After reading the file, he said I should do something, on the issue and I said, ‘No, you are the permanent secretary, draft the letter and sign it.
He refused. The then Minister of Works, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, was a witness to all these. Later some people did a letter purportedly written by me. When Mamman Kantagora became the Works Minister, he told me that the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) had retired me.
That was in 1988. The following week, the then Ondo governor (Bode George) called a press conference and told the media that I forged the map of Ondo – Bendel States to remove oil wells from Ondo to Bendel. The newspapers that published the story were successfully sued for libel and I made them all write apology letters.
Since I was retired, they have not carried out any survey on the Ondo – Bendel boundary issue.


source http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/omoigui-at-80-i-made-them-pay-for-claiming-i-removed-oil-wells-from-ondo-to-bendel/

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please no insults

Just incase Japan and Singapore got no Oil

Siberia101:
Just incase Jap
an and Singapore got no Oil

what about the coastline? obasanjo and afonjas are thieves. thesame thing they did to Abia state

Siberia101:
Just incase Japan and Singapore got no Oil

this is not about oil bro its about equity and justice. so because Japan is landlocked Edo state should also be?? and besides if Japan was in the same situation with Edo state right now I don't think they would fold their arms and let what rightfully belongs to them to be taken away like that .


Bros abeg look the map na, and tell me if you are Edo state and ur dads property was to be shared like this, will u accept it?

Lalastclala Ishilove Ijebabe seun tosyne2much mynd44 McBrooklyn come and see this oh...

livehd00011

Go to court

rubbish

Afonjas and stealing are like.


Someone should add Zuma's pics for me joor

Okay

The question I wanna ask is are there any Benin speaking tribe merged with Ondo State??

The said area with oil wells is being inhabited by the Ijaws, itshekiri and the ilajes...which means the land and the oil wells never belong nor fall to any bendel whatever...

Eye opener

I smell IPOB.....

Nnamdi Kanu 26yrs left

Thunder go fire this oil wey no allow people get sense.

author=LoveDecay post=50799179]I smell IPOB.....
Nnamdi Kanu 26yrs left

you need brain transplant cum update.

is an advice.

God bless the ND

Edo state has no access to the sea and has no sea tribe

oduastates:
Edo state has no access to the sea and has no sea tribe

Uppercut Knockout!