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Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by Redcrafton: 10:22am On Sep 22, 2021
Senator Chukwuka Utazi (PDP-Enugu) has appealed the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to declare Enugu as an oil producing state, due to the oil wells located in the state.
Utazi said this while speaking on Order 43 of the Senate at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said that three lawmakers from Enugu, Kogi and Anambra had lobbied for the recognition of the states as oil producing states during the 8th Senate.

Utazi said however, that although RMAFC had declared Kogi and Anambra as oil producing states, Enugu was yet to be declared so, insisting that OPL 915 and 916 oil wells were located in the state.
“Senators representing the Senatorial district that have boundary with Enugu and Anambra States have discussed this issue throughout the 8th Assembly.

“Following the frequency of our discussion, this Assembly asked the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR )to look into the issue to find out and settle the issue permanently within this three states so that they could enjoy the 13 per cent derivation given deposits of hydrocarbon in the area.
“So the committee that was set up by the Petroleum Upstream invited the DPR and we discussed with them extensively.

“They gave us a condition that any state that wants to become an oil producing state will need to fulfill certain conditions,” he said.
Utazi added:”I want to say that Anambra has Orient Oil Producing Company that has been there trying to extract crude oil in that basin.

“After our meeting, the DPR wrote to the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) on July 24, 2018 saying that the Orient Petroleum that is operating between Kogi, Anambra and Enugu has not fulfilled certain conditions.
“In view of the foregoing, the Orient Petroleum Company has no status of an oil producing company, therefore, Anambra, Kogi and Enugu cannot be classified as oil producing states for now.

“Am happy that we are inching towards resolution of the matter, at the 8th Assembly we jointly sponsored a motion here the entire Senators, that is Isaac Alfa, Kogi East, Chukwuka Utazi, Enugu North and Stella Oduah, Anambra North.”

President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, in his response noted Utazi’s point of order.

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Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by agitator: 10:29am On Sep 22, 2021
illiterates always playing to the gallery of illiterate followerrs. 13% is from the proceeds of oil extracted from the state and sold and not given because they are exploring for oil or an oil producing company is sited in your state. undecided undecided undecided
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by donbachi(m): 10:43am On Sep 22, 2021
Ehen!...afteral dem get palmoil.

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Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by theInterpreter: 10:58am On Sep 22, 2021
at this rate I think I will declare my village an oil producing state cheesy
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by SmartPolician: 11:32am On Sep 22, 2021
Even if all the states in South South and South East are declared oil-producing states, there is still a sharing formula. The most important thing is for the states to explore and discover more producing oil wells to increase their derivative shares.
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by gurujoe(m): 11:53am On Sep 22, 2021
Enugu state will definitely become an oil producing state is only a matter of time

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Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by fourboys: 11:54am On Sep 22, 2021
embarassed embarassed
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by SpecialAdviser(m): 5:52pm On Sep 22, 2021
Enugu is surely an oil producing state and it's declaration should be supported by any sound mind.
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by Nobody: 7:01pm On Sep 22, 2021
Ndi ala

Utazi or okazi or whatever his name is should should make sure his brain is functioning properly.

We are no longer in Old Anambra state but New Anambra state so that your logic is brutally dead on arrival.

Secondly, Enugu has over 7500sq land mass, Kogi 29000 and Anambra barely 4500 and una still want to suffocate and shrink them further?

What sort of human wickedness us that? You have oil and you are always looking for water there in Enugu all the time.

The land is question falls in Anambra state, Enugu has no case and with still Kogi will be excused off because river is always a natural boundary.

Last time boundary to was there to do there job Kogi boys came and started a fight a d scattered everything.

Every time, dick and hairy harry knows the whole land falls in Anambra, maps don't lie.
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by Nobody: 7:10pm On Sep 22, 2021
theInterpreter:
at this rate I think I will declare my village an oil producing state cheesy

Definitely.
Re: Senator Wants Enugu Listed Among Oil Producing States In Nigeria. by Banmeallday: 7:13pm On Sep 22, 2021
Stupid senator.
HE cant even fly from Enugu to Yaoundé direct.


Doesn’t he know that airport sitting there year after year with promises of international status would bring his state/region more revenue and prestige than being part of a Nigger parastatal that has not generated nothing for anyone outside of corrupt government officials.



Stupid blackie

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