The Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi on Thursday dismissed claims made by some groups and states over the ownership of the oil well discovered in the inland basin of Aguleri-Otu, Anambra East local government area. Addressing the state in a special broadcast
at the governor’s lodge, Awka, the governor
said the financial commitments of the state in
the oil project running in billions which other
states and groups laying claims have not
done. Mr Obi said: “on August 30th 2012, the
president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan – GCFR
was in Anambra State on a one day working
visit to commission the Orient Petroleum
facilities among other projects. “Since then some groups and states have been
trying to lay claims to the ownership of the oil
fields located in Anambra State. “It is pertinent to recall that Orient Petroleum
Resources Plc was formed during the
government of Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju in 2001
and allocated oil fields domiciled in Anambra
State. “Though Dr Mbadinuju did not make any direct
monetary contribution. Under Dr Chris Ngige, in
2002/2006, Anambra State government
invested the sum of N100 million in the project.
Under our government between 2006 and 2009,
with the vision and the belief in the positive impact of the project on the economy of the
state and the country, we invested directly
and indirectly the sum of N4.4billion. “This investment blustered the confidence of
other investors to invest in the venture that
made its commissioning a reality,” the
governor said. Mr Obi however, maintained that Anambra
state will remain a good neighbour and will
continue to pray for oil to be discovered in
other states of the country in other that
Nigeria will emerge an economic giant in the
comity of nations in the world. Moments after President Goodluck Jonathan
opened the refinery built by Orient Petroleum
and declared Anambra an oil producing state,
the Kogi State, Idris Wada said “Kogi will be a
major stake holder in the refinery, considering
the fact the oil wells that will service the refinery are in Odeke Community in Ibaji Local
Government Area of the state.” Mr Wada made this claim a day after a
community group issued a public notice saying
that the oil deposits claimed by Anambra
State are within the Odeke community of Kogi
State. The Kogi State governor said he “is doing
everything humanly possible to resolve the
issues surrounding the location of the oil wells
with the contending states and that he is
confident that “Kogi State will soon join the
league of oil producing states in the country.”
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Mr Obi however, maintained that Anambra state will remain a good neighbour and will continue to pray for oil to be discovered in other states of the country in other that Nigeria will emerge an economic giant in the comity of nations in the world.

lol.

Kogi state are just trying to draw hate from their neighbour.ofcourse,the issue was actually started by enugu citizen from Uzo-uwani and when it appeared as if nobody listened to them,they went and brought Kogi to fight with anambra.Now,Uzo-uwani are not talking about oil again because they have succeeded.well,from the look of things,the oil is not in Kogi really.its little oil thats in Kogi,Edo,Delta and enugu.Even from the claims of Kogi Deputy,one will easily see that they are just ranting so as to be recognised.the question is,why did they wait for more than 10years before laying claim?or how can you explain that some1 come to what belongs to you and you were looking at the person until the person left with it before u then started to talk? Anambra should continue what they are doing.we cannever share the derivation of the oil with Kogi.and likewise,kogi's state in Orient refinery is balderdash.such stake does not exist.Gov Ngige(100m) and Gov Obi(4.4billion) which amount to 4,5billion.where was Kogi when this investment was made and how much did they contribute?so how can they claim that they have stake in Orient Refinery?