northern States Need More Oil Wealth - Gov Aliyu.

Prof Pat Utomi responds to Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State's call for changes in the revenue allocation formula and demand for more oil money to states in the Northern part of the country.

"Incidentally, Governor Babangida Aliyu and I served together in Lagos during our NYSC in 1977 and I have pleasant memories of those days.
However, if today Governor Aliyu feels that some states are short changed in the sharing of oil wealth then he should join the movement for the convocation of a National Conference where we can discuss these issues frontally, face to face and resolve them.
I also urge the governor to cast his mind back to the days before the 1966 coup where each zone was in charge its resource and kept 50% to itself and paid 25% to Balewa's Central Government while 25% went to the other regions.
This was what we agreed with the British at independence until it was forcefully changed without the consent of Nigerians by the military and remains that way till this day with perhaps the exception of the 13% derivation.
But we should note however that when in 1963 it was announced that the Eastern region of Nigeria would begin to export oil, the Premier of the North, Ahmadu Bello, reacted to this not by demanding for the revenue from other zones to be given to the North but by investing the North's resources into the development of agriculture and river basins.
In fact, when the news was announced, Sir Ahmadu Bello called a meeting at 1 am to discuss how the Nortern region would develop. I recommend this cause of action to Governor Aliyu and others wanting more revenue.

Professor, please 'tell him', all the demands are for more money to go into their private pockets. What have he done with the average N4.3 billion allocated to his state?

Report any suspicious persons and object to the law enforcement agencies, as that will save lives.

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u mind dey self!!

bloody hypocrites that talk so much of shaira; dividing Nigeria? etc but they refuse to do simple thing to sort of the mess we have in the country for true federalsim to take over

soon they will be telling us about Arewa rep or they tell us about ngabtti rep when the same ofenmmanu man couldnt even develop Cotonu self

time to wake up

Good reference prof.Abeg tell this fools.What you should have said is why are all the industries in your state not generating revenue.Why is your population not skilled/educated and working?Ask the fools what have they done in the last two years to honestly show they are working towards economic rival?Ask them to point a few companies or industries that are progressing in the area of tapping into human and natural resources they have.As a governor what was he able to suggest and initiate to direct development.
Don't give them oyel money again.They would use it to buy luxury things and finance politics.They should be asked to go back and invest in the resources they have and see to it the revenue is improved.Meanwhile if the state is bankrupt,please start selling the government luxury vehicles you have acquired and swap them with affordable ones.You can also lease out the governors many guess houses and make some money.rather than useless keep them.If GEJ was asked to scrape of excess spending this people be told to do same.After all na the same tomatoes,okoro,kuka and corn we all chop from the market.If you not dey chop then learn too.Arrogant fools.Leadership is not child's play.When you volunteered and even went as far as rigging to get there you should have known it will be your responsibility to make money for the state and cater for the state.
I SUPPORT RESOURCES CONTROL and OCCUPY THE NIGER DELTA RESOURCES by ND !@!!!!!!!!

haka_nai:

Good reference prof.Abeg tell this fools.What you should have said is why are all the industries in your state not generating revenue.Why is your population not skilled/educated and working?Ask the fools what have they done in the last two years to honestly show they are working towards economic rival?Ask them to point a few companies or industries that are progressing in the area of tapping into human and natural resources they have.As a governor what was he able to suggest and initiate to direct development.
Don't give them oyel money again.They would use it to buy luxury things and finance politics.They should be asked to go back and invest in the resources they have and see to it the revenue is improved.Meanwhile if the state is bankrupt,please start selling the government luxury vehicles you have acquired and swap them with affordable ones.You can also lease out the governors many guess houses and make some money.rather than useless keep them.If GEJ was asked to scrape of excess spending this people be told to do same.After all na the same tomatoes,okoro,kuka and corn we all chop from the market.If you not dey chop then learn too.Arrogant fools.Leadership is not child's play.When you volunteered and even went as far as rigging to get there you should have known it will be your responsibility to make money for the state and cater for the state.
I SUPPORT RESOURCES CONTROL and OCCUPY THE NIGER DELTA RESOURCES !@!!!!!!!!

GBAM

IMO Prof Utomi shouldn't have gotten involved.

One_Naira:

IMO Prof Utomi shouldn't have gotten involved.

^^^ why is that?He is Nigerian and even if he is not northern he has every right to suggest or correct people he feels lack reasoning.

God bless you Pat

These iddeeeiots are scared of SNC because of extra money they would get.

Those that don't support SNC are the enemies of Nigeria. Fact !!!!!

alj harem:

God bless you Pat

These iddeeeiots are scared of SNC because of extra money they would get.

Those that don't support SNC are the enemies of Nigeria. Fact !!!!!

Thank you and please include resource control.

Poor mentality on the part of Aliyu.

Pat had said it all, ingrates that's what they are.

Northern states need to secede from the country or overthrow their useless bedsheet wearing leaders