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Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by chino11(m): 11:34am On Feb 29, 2012
Agitation for a review of the revenue formula by northern elite has been welcomed as an opportunity for a review of the fiscal terms of the nation’s federalism, the Majority Leader of the Senate and leader of the Senate South-South caucus Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) has said.

His assertion nonetheless, the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF said yesterday that it would press for a review of the present revenue sharing formula on the basis of what it claimed was the increasing financial disparity between the north and the south. The northern body asserted that the Niger Delta states have lost their leverage on oil revenue, given the fact that 78% of the nation’s oil revenues were now obtained offshore.

The assertion was, however, flayed yesterday by South-South and prominent leaders many of whom welcomed the renewed debate on the revenue formula as an opportunity to redress what they claim as the inadequacy of funds to the oil rich region.

“It is something that could go either way because if you recall, historically there has been this agitation by the South-South that 13% is inadequate. So, for me the time has come to take a totally new look at the fiscal terms of our federalism,” Senator Ndoma-Egba told Vanguard yesterday.

“We have to review it because what we are using now has its origins not in negotiations but from the days of the military and since then we have been doing incremental adjustments here and there. We must go back to the basis and negotiate the fiscal terms of our union,” the Senate Leader added.

Spokesman of the ACF, Mr. Anthony Sanni in his reaction asserted that the revenue formula ought to be altered on the fact of the increasing disparity in economic fortunes between the North an d the South.

Bridging the gap he said was not just a matter of economic wisdom but a matter of political expediency. He observed that the same view is being championed by world economic institutions with interest in Nigeria.

“78% of the exploration is in the sea, how is the sea polluting their environment,” Sani asked yesterday. “These days, those who are beaten are the ones who are crying. How do you justify the fact that most of the banks are owned by the people from the South-South? How do you justify the situation where most of the media houses are owned by people from the South-South? You think that they are the hardest workers,” he asked.

Responding to the development yesterday, former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Prof Anya O. Anya, said the Northern governors’ clamour was reflective of a desperate effort of a failed leadership which superintended the affairs of country for 38 years out of her 51 years existence as an independent nation.

Anya said his membership of the Post-election violence panel opened his eyes to what had been happening in the North.

According to him, what the Northern governors were asking were some of the problems they created during the 38 years the north held the leadership of the country.

“They brought the problem to being. They should start interrogating their leaders on what they did to alleviate poverty when they ruled the country,” he said and faulted moves by some Northern leaders to restructure or reconstruct the history of the country.

Indeed, Elder statesman and stalwart of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Chief Ayo Adebanjo, said it would amount to injustice to cut the derivation proceeds to the oil producing areas. If anything, it should it should be upped to 50 per cent instead of 13 per cent.

“I am not from the South-South but I believe in strong derivation for the South-South. If you look at the terrain of the South-South, how much can you give them to develop the place? In those days of the regions, the regions enjoyed 50 per cent derivation. Now, there is oil in South-South why stop derivation. You can’t get justice like that,” he said.

ACF spokesman, however, faulted the argument that the nation should return to the practice of a 50% derivation principle. According to him the mistake of the past if indeed it was a mistake should not be brought forward at this time.

Also responding last night, President of the Ijaw Youth Congress, IYC Miabiye Kuromiema urged northern leaders to activate the region’s productive capacities instead of suppressing the quest of the Niger Delta.

“If they want revenue, they should go and activate the productive capacity of the north, nobody says you cannot get revenue, you should go and produce. It is what you produce that you get.” The youths particularly of the north should just reject these kinds of people who are lazy, indolent and parasitic to a large extent”.

In its reaction, the Niger Delta Nationalities Forum described the demand by the north as a wake up call on the Niger Delta


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Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by chino11(m): 11:35am On Feb 29, 2012
"Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Prof Anya O. Anya, said the Northern governors’ clamour was reflective of a desperate effort of a failed leadership which superintended the affairs of country for 38 years out of her 51 years existence as an independent nation.

Anya said his membership of the Post-election violence panel opened his eyes to what had been happening in the North.

According to him, what the Northern governors were asking were some of the problems they created during the 38 years the north held the leadership of the country.

“They brought the problem to being. They should start interrogating their leaders on what they did to alleviate poverty when they ruled the country,” he said and faulted moves by some Northern leaders to restructure or reconstruct the history of the country."



This is on point, the north brought it upon themselves. namas
Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by Spiritmask: 12:30pm On Feb 29, 2012
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Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by kokoA(m): 12:34pm On Feb 29, 2012
Imagine these useless governors asking for more money. What have they been doing with the little they have been getting? undecided
Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by Beaf: 12:47pm On Feb 29, 2012
“78% of the exploration is in the sea, how is the sea polluting their environment,”

This is an absolutely stup!d comment from Sanni. First of all, we are in a period where the President has just returned from his home state of Bayelsa which is terribly polluted as a result of the Chevron offshore rig accident in January. Is it Sanni's state that is suffering?

“These days, those who are beaten are the ones who are crying. How do you justify the fact that most of the banks are owned by the people from the South-South? How do you justify the situation where most of the media houses are owned by people from the South-South? You think that they are the hardest workers,” he asked.

No we don't work hard. Such things have come into being by miracle. What a parasitic arsehole! angry
At the time the ND people were putting their stock in education, the core-Northern elite was putting theirs in parasitism and the enslavement of their masses through all manners of deprivations; from education, to health, to development. Today, while the core-North whose elite own 80% of indigenous oil fields is wallowing in abject poverty and is one of strongholds of polio (eradicated in even the poorest countries); the ND can lay claim to strong ownership of the nations banks and media. Its through education and values, sir.

Why does the man sound so jealous? The core-Northern elite own the oil industry, but the best they have done is build houses with gold plated walls, fenced off from the hoards of unwashed whose suffering they have caused. Is the ND person the cause of 10 phucking million almajiri's? 10 million?!!

Somebody should tell Sanni that while his people were busy killing us and rap!ng our women (even the old ones), we were busy building. While his type were manufacturing almajiri's and calling us lazy ogogoro drinkers, we were busy amassing. It ain't luck, its work. cool

Now, we demand a 100% ownership of every last oil well on land and sea. And we will get it, because we are educated, sophisticated, and know how to go about our stuff.
Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by kokoA(m): 12:54pm On Feb 29, 2012
^^^^^^^

LWKMD. This man get mouth o. . But sadly, thats the truth sad sad
Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by executinal(m): 2:23pm On Feb 29, 2012
Beaf:

This is an absolutely stup!d comment from Sanni. First of all, we are in a period where the President has just returned from his home state of Bayelsa which is terribly polluted as a result of the Chevron offshore rig accident in January. Is it Sanni's state that is suffering?

No we don't work hard. Such things have come into being by miracle. What a parasitic arsehole! angry
At the time the ND people were putting their stock in education, the core-Northern elite was putting theirs in parasitism and the enslavement of their masses through all manners of deprivations; from education, to health, to development. Today, while the core-North whose elite own 80% of indigenous oil fields is wallowing in abject poverty and is one of strongholds of polio (eradicated in even the poorest countries); the ND can lay claim to strong ownership of the nations banks and media. Its through education and values, sir.

Why does the man sound so jealous? The core-Northern elite own the oil industry, but the best they have done is build houses with gold plated walls, fenced off from the hoards of unwashed whose suffering they have caused. Is the ND person the cause of 10 phucking million almajiri's? 10 million?!!

Somebody should tell Sanni that while his people were busy killing us and rap!ng our women (even the old ones), we were busy building. While his type were manufacturing almajiri's and calling us lazy ogogoro drinkers, we were busy amassing. It ain't luck, its work. cool

Now, we demand a 100% ownership of every last oil well on land and sea. And we will get it, because we are educated, sophisticated, and know how to go about our stuff.
Spot on. . . . . . . , . . . . .
Re: Acf, S-south Leaders On War Path Over Derivation by Nobody: 5:18pm On Feb 29, 2012
I still strongly believe that the Hand of God is upon GEJ, cos the way events are unfolding in this my great country,the script has been written and endorsed in heaven,
Just ask urself why will people that are hell bent on making Nigeria ungovernable, vehemently opposed convocation of SNC will now turn around and wish for review of revenue sharing formula. They all sealed their lips when Boko Haram seems to be getting upper hand and now that the SSS and the Army are doing their job. They now change their approach to peaceful agitation when they have seen that the terror one will not work. Shame on every leader from the North, whether Political or Religious From my careful observation, the northern people are their own greatest enemy, sometime ago GEJ ordered the cement cabals to sell at 1000 naira or else( story). I went home and bought at 1100 naira at uyo, but the least price that u can buy cement in Kano then was 1800, and the African richest man (Dangote) is from Kano. Owelle Rochas an Ibo man from Imo state built a free and well equipped school for the less-privileged in Kano,while Dantata family of Kano owned about 5 high rise buildings at Jummeirah Beach Front in UAE, estimated to worth well over 200million dollars, while almajiris are roaming endlessly around the city of Kano with no basic education or food. The problems of the north are legion ,but the greatest of them all is greed and high appetite for power and respect. In Kano for instance, Warawa L.G.A population cannot be up to 50,000 people ,yet they are among the so called 44 councils in Kano. What are they doing with the monthly allocation there? THE NORTHERNERS ARE JUST FOOLING THEMSELVES

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