INJUSTICE OF REVENUE ALLOCATION IN NIGERIA (1)
By Ann-kio Briggs

North Central recieves 20%
CONTRIBUTES. 0.00%

North East recieves. 16%
CONTRIBUTES. 0.00%

North West recieves. 21%
CONTRIBUTES. 0.00%

Every month the 19 Northern states recieves a minimum of 57% of 100% revenue to which they CONTRIBUTE 0.00%.

South West Recieves. 16%
CONTRIBUTES. 3.97%

South East. Recieves. 11.00%
CONTRIBUTES. 2.07%

South South Recieves. 15.00%
CONTRIBUTES. 91.64%

NIGERIA has 774 Local Government Areas

Northern Nigeria has 19 States, the 19 States has 419 Local Government Areas

Southern Nigeria has been 17 states the 17 states has 357 Local Government Areas

Working with the data from the office of the Accountant General as published by the Ministry of Finance (2013 April), the 357 Local Government Areas of the 17 southern states recieve 45.1% of what they contribute a 100%

The 419 Local Government Areas of the 19 Northern states recieves 54.9% of what they contribute 0.00%

No grammar will take away the fact that l am talking of equity and justice. The South of Nigeria particularly the Niger Delta has over loved the North, and they don't appreciate it. We must now love our selves, our children and their future and region 200%.

Some Niger Delta people may think it is politically correct to continue to give to a system and people that will never give to us, and even consider us fools for giving. I refuse to be politically correct, if it means sacrificing Niger Delta.

How dare someone who brings nothing and takes more than me who brings 100% ask me what l am doing with the little that he did not steal.

THE INJUSTICE OF REVENUE ALLOCATION IN NIGERIA (2)
By Ann-kio Briggs

I am happy that l shared the facts of revenue sharing a week or so ago. I am regretful that l did not share it earlier than this.

I am ready to take on anyone, be they politicians or individuals on the facts. The freedom of information bill compels the FG to give Nigerians the monthly expenditure of oil and gas revenue.

How much does FederalGovernment owe the NDDC.? How much does the Federal Government owe the Ministry of Niger Delta? How much does the Federal Government owing the Amnesty program? How much does the Federal Government owe the oil and gas producing states?

I call on the oil and gas producing states, and the communities to educate themselves on the FACTS AND LIES ON THE CLAIMS THAT EXPLORATION OF OIL AND GAS IN THE NIGER DELTA WAS CARRIED OUT BY USING NORTHERN RESOURCES.
This claim is divisive and a lie, and will continue to fuel the anger that will continue to hold up our needs to agitate for 101% ownership and control of our God given resources.

As long as people from the North continue to feed these lies to themselves and the rest of Nigeria we in the Niger Delta will not step down from our agitation for ownership and control of our resources.

These claims are lies, they insult and assault us as a people and region, that has made sacrifices the beneficiaries of our natural resources will never make. If some foolish and ignorant Niger Delta people are willing to sell their birth rights the majority of us are not. If the greedy amongst us are willing to be beggars for what is our own, the majority that have been denied and impoverished for over 50 years, are no longer willing to accept these assaults.
FACTS OF FACTS ABOUT THE FUNDING OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION IN THE NIGER DELTA.

The first and unsuccessful exploration for oil was in 1908 by Nigeria Bitumen Coy. & British Colonial Petroleum around Okitipupa. (Before Amalgamation ).

In 1938 Shell D'Arcy was granted exploration licence to explore for oil.

In 1955, Mobil Oil Corporation started oil exploration in the Niger Delta.

In 1956 Shell BP (formerly Shell D'Arcy) at that time the only concessionaire finally STRUCK oil at Oloibiri in COMMERCIAL quantity, after over 50 yrs of exploration.

There are figures sourced from *Carland 1985, (colonial office and Nigeria (1898-1914) and annual report of the colonies.
*Northern Nigeria 1904 and annual report of the colonies
Northern Nigeria 1906 -1907 to support my claims and l will only respond to people who have cross checked or have superior facts to counter mine.

I don't deal with propaganda or lies. These are my facts bring yours. Nigeria of Southern and Northern protectorate were amalgamated for the simple economic reason that the colonial British government was running the North on deficit as the expenditure in the North was more than its revenue. While the revenue in the South was more than its expenditure.
(And these facts are not about people who are bankers or good with figures it is about facts.)

Therefore unless the North of Nigeria were oil prospecting partners with the Nigeria Bitumen Coy. & British Colonial Petroleum in 1908,
Shell D'Arcy in 1938
Mobil Oil Corporation in 1955 and Shell BP in 1956 it never used it's groundnut money in our Niger Delta

If the people of the North or the government of Northern Nigeria were not partners or shareholders in these private investment companies how on earth did money from groundnut and hides and skins used to explore for oil and gas.?

The attempts to change the economic history of Nigeria to justify the injustice of looting the resources from NigerDelta to share amongst a few is not acceptable. The greed of a few to use the Nigeria state to continue to benefit maxzimally from the Niger Delta wealth while denying the rightful owners even the 50% they enjoyed in the days of groundnut and cocoa is no longer acceptable to the people of the Niger Delta.

No amount of twisting, turning, threats, blackmail, and lies will stop our calls for equity and justice.

It was in 1973, 3 years after the civil war, the genocidal war against the Igbos, that the First Participation Agreement (FPA) saw the Federal Government's acquisition of 35% shares in the oil companies. In 1974 the Second Participation Agreement (SPA) the FG equity was increased to 55%.

MY QUESTION. ON BEHALF OF MY PEOPLE AND REGION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH TO TELL US THE OWNERS AND IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE OF NIGER DELTA HOW THEIR GROUNDNUT PROCEEDS WAS USED TO FUND OIL PROSPECTING AND OPERATIONS IN MY NIGER DELTA.

We maintain that it is possible for Nigeria to remain a Country, but we must first sit down and agree on a fresh agreement that we will all submit our demands and conditions to if we agree then we agree, if we disagree then we disagree.

But we are no longer prepared to give away the future of our grand children and their children. Surely this is the least that even the North will ask for or demand, if the oil and gas was on and in their land.

THE NORTH DID NOT AND HAVE NEVER USED THEIR GROUNDNUT OIL MONEY IN THE NIGER DELTA TO PROSPECT FOR OIL AND GAS OR ANY OTHER NATURAL RESOURCE PROSPECTING.

I see that you are a very dumb human being. There is just no way a region in Nigeria will contribute 0.00 to the national government. Are there no revenue collection in those areas or do you think it is only oil money that is shared as allocation every month? You people should stop this oil priority of a thing, and it won't take you anywhere, when agriculture was the major export commodity, 1 naira was equal to 2 ponds until self seekers came and abandoned it. The way you are going you need to go back to secondary school and learn more or you are privileged to have a phone, explore before posting

94% ko 9400%
This woman is clueless .
The clueless leading the clueless.

39. Based on these assumptions, aggregate revenue available to fund the federal budget is N4.94 trillion. This is 28% higher than 2016 full year projections. Oil is projected to contribute N1.985 trillion of this amount.


40. Non-oil revenues, largely comprising Companies Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Customs and Excise duties, and Federation Account levies are estimated to contribute N1.373 trillion. We have set a more realistic projection of N807.57 billion for Independent Revenues, while we have projected receipts of N565.1 billion from various Recoveries. Other revenue sources, including mining, amount to N210.9 billion.

Aonkuuse:
I see that you are a very dumb human being. There is just no way a region in Nigeria will contribute 0.00 to the national government. Are there no revenue collection in those areas or do you think it is only oil money that is shared as allocation every month? You people should stop this oil priority of a thing, and it won't take you anywhere, when agriculture was the major export commodity, 1 naira was equal to 2 ponds until self seekers came and abandoned it. The way you are going you need to go back to secondary school and learn more or you are privileged to have a phone, explore before posting

Read and understand before flaunting stupidity...

Southern Nigeria is dumb. By southern Nigeria, I mean the Igbos, Yoruba, Ijaw and other ethnic minorities in the south.

How could a people so blessed by God and very educated people for that matter not see the cheating in the economic and political structure of Nigeria?

The North succeeded in planting enmity among the different regions in the south for their selfish interest.

What pains me most is that the South has failed to see the hand writing on the wall.

We have allowed ourselves to be so divided to the point that we have mortal hatred for ourselves.

The Igbos and the Yoruba's cannot see eye to eye. The same applies to other ethnic group in the south.

Now the people that divides us have resorted to killing us.
From Benue to Enugu to Ekiti to Rivers and Delta, we hear of Fulani massacre on daily bases.

These people destroy our crops, rape our women, kill our parents and children, yet all we do in the south is to hate ourselves.

The Yorubas and the Igbos wish evil on each other daily in various social media. The Igbos rejoice when the Yoruba's are attacked. The Yorubas rejoice when the Igbos are attacked by the same merchants and harbingers of death.

Are we cursed in the south? Can't we see who the real enemies are?

I am seriously pained that we cannot see beyond our noses.

Ann-Kio Brigg has raised valid points that any right thinking southerner would need to sit back and ponder.

Why will Kano and Jigawa, two states in the north have more local governments than a region in the south?

Why will Kano have more local government than Lagos?

Is it not deceitful to claim that Kano is more populated than Lagos?

Why will a region that contributes little or nothing take more than 50% of what is contributed by others?

Have you ever wondered why the north is against anything and anybody that suggests resource control?

Have you ever wondered why no Fulani herdsman has been apprehended to date for killing others?

Have you ever wondered why those who defend themselves against Fulani attacks are immediately arrested?

Have you ever wondered why Biafrans cannot be allowed to have their own country?

So many questions beg for answers.

But my take is and have always been, South it is time to unite and call a spade by its name.

How did you arrive at what regions contribute to the national coffers........ ?

How did you arrive at the north contributing 0.00%.... to FG......?

Pls this is a serious question.....

This is too bad! Injustice of the highest order. Where are those people that claim they own Nigeria. They produce nothing.

Deprofessional:
[s]Southern Nigeria is dumb. By southern Nigeria, I mean the Igbos, Yoruba, Ijaw and other ethnic minorities in the south.

How could a people so blessed by God and very educated people for that matter not see the cheating in the economic and political structure of Nigeria?

The North succeeded in planting enmity among the different regions in the south for their selfish interest.

What pains me most is that the South has failed to see the hand writing on the wall.

We have allowed ourselves to be so divided to the point that we have mortal hatred for ourselves.

The Igbos and the Yoruba's cannot see eye to eye. The same applies to other ethnic group in the south.

Now the people that divides us have resorted to killing us.
From Benue to Enugu to Ekiti to Rivers and Delta, we hear of Fulani massacre on daily bases.

These people destroy our crops, rape our women, kill our parents and children, yet all we do in the south is to hate ourselves.

The Yorubas and the Igbos wish evil on each other daily in various social media. The Igbos rejoice when the Yoruba's are attacked. The Yorubas rejoice when the Igbos are attacked by the same merchants and harbingers of death.

Are we cursed in the south? Can't we see who the real enemies are?

I am seriously pained that we cannot see beyond our noses.

Ann-Kio Brigg has raised valid points that any right thinking southerner would need to sit back and ponder.

Why will Kano and Jigawa, two states in the north have more local governments than a region in the south?

Why will Kano have more local government than Lagos?

Is it not deceitful to claim that Kano is more populated than Lagos?

Why will a region that contributes little or nothing take more than 50% of what is contributed by others?

Have you ever wondered why the north is against anything and anybody that suggests resource control?

Have you ever wondered why no Fulani herdsman has been apprehended to date for killing others?

Have you ever wondered why those who defend themselves against Fulani attacks are immediately arrested?

Have you ever wondered why Biafrans cannot be allowed to have their own country?

So many questions beg for answers.

But my take is and have always been, South it is time to unite and call a spade by its name.
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Afonja...blame yoruba not Igbos. As I write now, Igbos are the ones championing a dissolution of this fruad of a country. So they are smart while Afonjas are the dumb ones like you are accusing the South! So focus on Afonjas not Igbos!

sean1000x:


Afonja...blame yoruba not Igbos. As I write now, Igbos are the ones championing a dissolution of this fruad of a country. So they are smart while Afonjas are the dumb ones like you are accusing the South! So focus on Afonjas not Igbos!

Fool, check my posts and see that I am more Igbo than you.

Deprofessional:
Southern Nigeria is dumb. By southern Nigeria, I mean the Igbos, Yoruba, Ijaw and other ethnic minorities in the south.

How could a people so blessed by God and very educated people for that matter not see the cheating in the economic and political structure of Nigeria?

The North succeeded in planting enmity among the different regions in the south for their selfish interest.

What pains me most is that the South has failed to see the hand writing on the wall.

We have allowed ourselves to be so divided to the point that we have mortal hatred for ourselves.

The Igbos and the Yoruba's cannot see eye to eye. The same applies to other ethnic group in the south.

Now the people that divides us have resorted to killing us.
From Benue to Enugu to Ekiti to Rivers and Delta, we hear of Fulani massacre on daily bases.

These people destroy our crops, rape our women, kill our parents and children, yet all we do in the south is to hate ourselves.

The Yorubas and the Igbos wish evil on each other daily in various social media. The Igbos rejoice when the Yoruba's are attacked. The Yorubas rejoice when the Igbos are attacked by the same merchants and harbingers of death.

Are we cursed in the south? Can't we see who the real enemies are?

I am seriously pained that we cannot see beyond our noses.

Ann-Kio Brigg has raised valid points that any right thinking southerner would need to sit back and ponder.

Why will Kano and Jigawa, two states in the north have more local governments than a region in the south?

Why will Kano have more local government than Lagos?

Is it not deceitful to claim that Kano is more populated than Lagos?

Why will a region that contributes little or nothing take more than 50% of what is contributed by others?

Have you ever wondered why the north is against anything and anybody that suggests resource control?

Have you ever wondered why no Fulani herdsman has been apprehended to date for killing others?

Have you ever wondered why those who defend themselves against Fulani attacks are immediately arrested?

Have you ever wondered why Biafrans cannot be allowed to have their own country?

So many questions beg for answers.

But my take is and have always been, South it is time to unite and call a spade by its name.

my friend u said it all British is the worst enemies of Nigeria, they put disunity among the south they gave North dubious political strauture so that they will continue to reap where they did not sow. the only solution to this is for South to join one party and fight back the North because we are more populated than them forget the figures they claim.
And I also called on South East and South south not dump PDP because thier voice will be heard than APC

The only solution to this is for South-west to join PDP it will go a long way to unite us a again so as to forget the past and forge ahead we have one idealogy and one dream

Deprofessional:



[s]Fool, check my posts and see that I am more Igbo than you.[/s]

Shattap...you are an Afonja. Igbos don't use "South" to represent themselves!

Thank God that awareness and enlightenment on the wicked injustice in Nigeria is now very high. We cant continue like this, something must surely give. Wicked Parasites sucking us dry!

We all know north is a parasite so

Why do you think they are desperate for one nigeria. Remove south and the north would be another Niger or Mali.

I always inform people, if you want to see what each region would be like separated, take a look at the neighboring African nation with the same demographic of people.

Niger and Mali is literally northern Nigeria without southern oil. This is a damn fact hence they leech on hard to the natiom despite so many want them to get off.

Deprofessional:
Southern Nigeria is dumb. By southern Nigeria, I mean the Igbos, Yoruba, Ijaw and other ethnic minorities in the south.

How could a people so blessed by God and very educated people for that matter not see the cheating in the economic and political structure of Nigeria?

The North succeeded in planting enmity among the different regions in the south for their selfish interest.

What pains me most is that the South has failed to see the hand writing on the wall.

We have allowed ourselves to be so divided to the point that we have mortal hatred for ourselves.

The Igbos and the Yoruba's cannot see eye to eye. The same applies to other ethnic group in the south.

Now the people that divides us have resorted to killing us.
From Benue to Enugu to Ekiti to Rivers and Delta, we hear of Fulani massacre on daily bases.

These people destroy our crops, rape our women, kill our parents and children, yet all we do in the south is to hate ourselves.

The Yorubas and the Igbos wish evil on each other daily in various social media. The Igbos rejoice when the Yoruba's are attacked. The Yorubas rejoice when the Igbos are attacked by the same merchants and harbingers of death.


Are we cursed in the south? Can't we see who the real enemies are?

I am seriously pained that we cannot see beyond our noses.

Ann-Kio Brigg has raised valid points that any right thinking southerner would need to sit back and ponder.

Why will Kano and Jigawa, two states in the north have more local governments than a region in the south?

Why will Kano have more local government than Lagos?

Is it not deceitful to claim that Kano is more populated than Lagos?

Why will a region that contributes little or nothing take more than 50% of what is contributed by others?

Have you ever wondered why the north is against anything and anybody that suggests resource control?

Have you ever wondered why no Fulani herdsman has been apprehended to date for killing others?

Have you ever wondered why those who defend themselves against Fulani attacks are immediately arrested?

Have you ever wondered why Biafrans cannot be allowed to have their own country?

So many questions beg for answers.

But my take is and have always been, South it is time to unite and call a spade by its name.

Abeg waka go front, always blaming others for our ineptitudeness.

Was it not under OBJ that Kano became more populous than Lagos?

GEJ was a president at some point and what did he do about the points Ms Briggs raised ?

The selfishness of our southern Leaders brought us here so stop blaming others