mmsen:


The resources are not under the control of the local communities if they are only retaining 13% and then relying on the goodwill of the Federal government to give them bits and pieces by way of NDDC. Of course, this is after the Federal government has wasted much of it on its on upkeep.

lexy2014:
13percent derivation formula or principle was formulated †☺ give succour †☺ oil mineral communities were d actual production is taking place and by so these communities usually bear d brunt of environmental degradation. D federal govt collects taxes and revenues 4 these activities. D states under which we have these communities gets 13percent of all these taxes and royalties on behalf of d communities. So d money is part of d states monthly revenue which is supposed †☺ b used strictly 4 devt purposes in these oil mineral producing communities. That's y I said these monies have always been in d control of niger deltans including NDDC allocations, state and local govt allocations, pipeline protection contracts, constituency allowance 4 state and federal legislator, taxes from oil comapnies, kidnapping proceeds and royalties, oil bunkering proceeds. Hope I was able †☺ clarify things?

mmsen:


That is not 'control' that is someone giving you a kick back.

You cannot control something in which you are a minority stakeholder.

Felixsun20:
Edo State is not an oil producing state. It belongs to the South-South Geo-political zone but not in the Niger Delta Region. Niger Delta States are the oil producing states, get your facts right. We are one though. #proudly Akwa Ibomite#

mmsen:


You should worry about the northerners and their illiteracy rates, their fistula and their polio.

Those are much worse and immediate problems that are not being dealt with by any northern state government.

emmyrichie:
Lazy asses...




Dude, I wonder the kind of benefit they are cowardly seeking for.

Whatever be the case, why not write thru the appropriate channels?

Publish those request in two/three national newspapers?

Or go through the senators or rep. members representing them?

Why not a peaceful protest?
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For the record, make una no feel too important, Kogi my state alone is blessed with 30 mineral resources, we no go the cement factory go blow things up, neither did we go to disrupt the minute activities of the Steel company...

We should help ourselves by hustling thru business with innovative ideas on how to climb no matter how small instead of causing the government lots of resources to fix the destroyed properties.

What did they achieve after destroying it?

They re high on ambiguity.

OgagaMic:


yes, but dey want to lord over us, u think we re nt wise ? ....
u know Biafra is a thing of d east, tat if u av been to any SS state, the lower Niger stuff u guys re chanting for nw is 4 ur selfish interest , we d people of Niger delta Never endorse it, u guys re peace full bt the inability for u to respect others culture and right lead to ur hatred among d SS tribe


Nobody can lord over us, we re kings, Blessed by God
d people I 8 most re d Hausa and Yoruba, gush, parasites wanna dictate 4 us, they mad, no peace 4 buhari

Up Niger delta, Up SS, Gej my hero


Niger delta republic my dream country or resource control

iiiyyyk:


Nigeria has realy waisted golden years of oil price, yet nothing to show. Is it now that america dey produce oil like water, uk just discovered a field with abt 100 billion barrells etc
Well we are in this shit together. North west east. True federalism the only answer.

Chiaka:


If you don't co-operate with SE will not go far. They are strong will and very smart , from same region like you.have more similarites than any other region in Nigeria, there was nothing like SS/SE in those days , SS/SE was just one region called eastern region and if you feel because of your oil Imo, Abia even Anambra got oil. Combined force is better than fragments that a better way to win, this was what the Ibo man fore saw years back, Ojukwu was just a young connel maybe he would have done it better, but it was to stay away from things like this from happening other regions taking advantage of the east he fought for.......now its happening good we are all seeing it now.

abdul123:
Help me ask them oo? Useless Biafra dingbats.. Wetin concern ur useless expansionist comments with d matters on ground... Commercialisation of our national budget to turn to charity for militants... A whooping 63 billion is earmarked yearly for dem militants.. Is dat not uselessness of Jonathan instead of creating more infrastructures for d region an turning south south to Singapore.. You useless Biafra parasites re shouting Nigeria is d problem.. Check how much South South States re collecting and compare to works on ground... Maybe what we have is a national problem or governance ethics problem... Useless biafrans

AroOkigbo:

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Misplaced anger or lack of knowledge.
Wetin carry Biafra come here?
Is Biafra the same as Niger Delta?

Check Google before abusing me, and getting fired by a ripe 3D thunder.

PassingShot:
Let the lazy dolts continue. It will soon dawn on them that we are in a new dawn!

Chiaka:


If you don't co-operate with SE will not go far. They are strong will and very smart , from same region like you.have more similarites than any other region in Nigeria, there was nothing like SS/SE in those days , SS/SE was just one region called eastern region and if you feel because of your oil Imo, Abia even Anambra got oil. Combined force is better than fragments that a better way to win, this was what the Ibo man fore saw years back, Ojukwu was just a young connel maybe he would have done it better, but it was to stay away from things like this from happening other regions taking advantage of the east he fought for.......now its happening good we are all seeing it now.

ahckmedkosy:



Did I hear someone mention kogi road? Sorry kogi state.. Abeg if states wit infrastructure speak pls go and hide ur nyash somewia..of all d minerals u have how is d road in kogi state as a whole.. Wasted state wit poo speaking indigenes

Chiaka:


Just 13% for all the environmental degradation etc hmn! learnt from inception it was suppose to be 60% was revised downwards right from military time till now most of those times nothing was even been paid.

What about the 85% Oil blocks ownership that are in the names of northern individuals. Oil block Owners earn like 2 to 4 billion Naira monthly.

If its not greed and selfishness with parasitic intensions , those oil blocks are from the communities where they are been drilled
and they are suppose to earn what ever money as ownership with other compensation due to environmental issues and also for their resource.

Sweetguy25:
Its time for the people of the Niger Delta to come together and demand that all resources inherent in their lands and environments be controlled only by them.

I don't support the destruction of infrastructure and other violent acts.

Niger Deltans have had enough. It is unfair that their resources are being commercialized and used to run an inefficient and useless entity like Nigeria.

Enough is Enough.

abdul123:
Help me ask them oo? Useless Biafra dingbats.. Wetin concern ur useless expansionist comments with d matters on ground... Commercialisation of our national budget to turn to charity for militants... A whooping 63 billion is earmarked yearly for dem militants.. Is dat not uselessness of Jonathan instead of creating more infrastructures for d region an turning south south to Singapore.. You useless Biafra parasites re shouting Nigeria is d problem.. Check how much South South States re collecting and compare to works on ground... Maybe what we have is a national problem or governance ethics problem... Useless biafrans

mulattoclaro:
get your facts right. Edo is an oil producing state. Oil has even been found in commercial quantities in 3 local govts. Check Google if you doubt it.

handsometokunbo:


I have told Igbos here that there is nothing like Niger-delta. Niger-delta exists cos of Federal Allocation.

The biggest mistake of century would be a decision of bringing all the minor ethnic groups within Niger-Delta region together under one country. Nigeria problems ll be a child play to this Niger delta country problems .

Nigerians don't read history I presumed cos if they do, they won't imagine about it.

abdul123:
Help me ask them oo? Useless Biafra dingbats.. Wetin concern ur useless expansionist comments with d matters on ground... Commercialisation of our national budget to turn to charity for militants... A whooping 63 billion is earmarked yearly for dem militants.. Is dat not uselessness of Jonathan instead of creating more infrastructures for d region an turning south south to Singapore.. You useless Biafra parasites re shouting Nigeria is d problem.. Check how much South South States re collecting and compare to works on ground... Maybe what we have is a national problem or governance ethics problem... Useless Biafrans

lexy2014:
B4 1968 d sharing formula was FG 40 regions 60. by 1968 it was FG 80 states 20. Its much better now. Am not †oo sure but 13 percent came about during d abacha era. I don't no what percentage of oil blocks belong †☺ northernerns and other tribes but owning oil blocks doesn't solve a thing. It will still b d same people in niger delta who have used d suffering and pain of their kin †☺ enrich themselves that will still collect d wells. Or is it one unknown fisherman in d creeks that will get oil well? D poverty cycle continues. Folks there are suffering but my point is that with d "little" that has gone in sine 1999, there ought †☺ b a difference. But their govs, elected reps, ministers, militants are living large on d commonwealth of d weak and helpless. They should be able †☺ account 4 all these funds

lexy2014:
I agree with u. Most folks wouldn't b ok with d percentage but my point is this something came in including the following NDDC allocations, state and local govt allocations, pipeline protection contracts, constituency allowance 4 state and federal legislator, taxes from oil comapnies, kidnapping proceeds and royalties, oil bunkering proceeds. Mind u each niger delta state has a commisioner in NDDC nominated by d state gov. D problem is that no one is asking 4 accountability whereas d recipients of these funds are getting richer and richer. If these funds were spent on d peoples welfare niger delta would have been better than dubai

debbie:
AroOkigbo.....nwa mazi,you have some questions to answer me.

sweetgala:


All buhari needs to do is equate their actions to the resources made available to Ministry of the Niger Delta.
Only a fool blows up a oil pipeline in ND and hopes the president in abuja is affected, what about his people , the continuous destruction of their farm lands and waters on which they depend. The lagoon in lagos would not get contaminated , neither would it affect lokoja so why put your own people through misery

Awoofawo:


Southern Sudan would be a child-play compare to what will happen with Ibiobio, urohobo, Ijaw, efik, isteki, war-combo (then spice this with the Igbo dream to belong in that region at all cost). One Nigeria is what keeping them in check now

OgagaMic:


defend u Biafra boundaries we will defend ours, if any region breaks out hausa can't hold us together again, den d west will aggitate 4 oduduwa. buh let me warn them never to touch itskeri, or warri, itsekiri belongs to Niger Delta republic.


point of correction Delta and Edo were nt part of d eastern region , Igbo always want to lord over us, we won't allow u, if u talk till tomorrow we know ourself, we d tym comes we gonna carve our boundaries. , or they should give us resource control..

enough of Biafra this Biafra tat , Enough of foolish Yoruba fighting 1. Nigeria. , we don't want



Biafra can av d Igbo related group if they want dey ain't upto 20% of SS, no alliance with any tribe again, we want our right



God bless u,, God bless GEJ, God bless SS