Tinobu is the best thing that have ever happened to northern Nigeria. May God give him the wisdom to unleash more banza kowai.

Lovelyn451:
calling ondo an oil producing state is the biggest fraud of this century

THEY DO HAVE SOME OIL IN THE FAR EAST SOUTHERN PARTS CLOSE TO DELTA STATE.

IT IS ARGUEABLE, WHETHER THAT PART IS ONDO, EDO OR DELTA.


IT IS ALONG EDO AND DELTA BORDER AREA.

U HAVE SOME IJAWS THERE AND ILLAJE, ,ITSEKIRI. ETC

All this ELDERS self


PROBLEM everyday.

He's 100 percent right .
Oil producing states should be different from niger delta.
If oil is found in commercial quantity in the north, will it be part of the nddc?

MrSly:


Please the name is already proper the only thing improper is that Clark does not know the meaning if Delta. He sees Niger Delta as a name for South South States. What is a Delta? Knowing that and the location of these states mentioned will educate you more. Most politicians are dumb and daft.

You and your ilks, not him, are the ones that do not know the meaning of Delta - Niger Delta - under the Nigeria political expression. The way bumpkins like you and your likes like overrating yourselves is both funny and irritating. Now tell me how the latter states in the following quote: "This is particularly true now that oil has been found in other parts of Nigeria including Anambra which is already producing 0.9%, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kogi, and Lagos States." can be defined as "Delta" under the Nigeria political expression.

StOla:
Those states are there because they belong to that NigerDelta oil basin.

Gombe and Bauchi, or any Northern oil producing state for instance, would not be part of NDDC as it's oil source would have no business with the NigerDelta oil basin.



And Ondo is a coastal state, even if Imo and Abia are not.

And Ondo is nowhere close to the Niger. Anambra is sitting on the Niger, Imo too. Places like Akwa ibom has no business with Niger. Niger Delta is not about coastal states

chiagozien:
Was there anything like South south during the war?

The confiscation of Igbo's Money in the bank was also done by south south

So is no more Awolowo that win the war for Nigeria as yorubas always boost.




Yorubas and changing mouth is like 5&6.




Abeg shift with una hypocrisy.

First I am not yoruba, I am igbo.
If you can read and google how foods where blocked from coming to Biafra from Cameron and Gabon.
Go and read about Isaac Adaaka Boro and Ken Saro Wiwa.

StOla:
Those states are there because they belong to that NigerDelta oil basin.

Gombe and Bauchi, or any Northern oil producing state for instance, would not be part of NDDC as it's oil source would have no business with the NigerDelta oil basin.



And Ondo is a coastal state, even if Imo and Abia are not.

You've said it all.

Yes, you nailed it. Baba dey vex because of that sneaky attache by force tactics called SE/SS. This is to ensure that SS is SS .

StOla:


Agreed!

But his grouse is that some produce much oil while some like Imo produce so little, yet have equal authority in the commission.

He wants the big boys to be separated from the small boys, especially when they are already from different political regions.

He is basically saying let the big boys have their league, and let the small boys have theirs separately. He is not interested in a new name that would accommodate all.

SE always saying SE/SS.

SS only know SS.

I hope those who chose to live in their own delusion of an assumed SE/SS togetherness get rehabilitated soon.

MXrep:

And Ondo is nowhere close to the Niger. Anambra is sitting on the Niger, Imo too. Places like Akwa ibom has no business with Niger. Niger Delta is not about coastal states

WHERE DID THE RIVER NIGER REACH CROSS RIVER STATE OR AKWA IBOM.


I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS RETARDED GENERATION TO ALL DIE.



EDWIN CLARK GO AND DIE.

EDOLUWA:
No Brother, the man is absolutely right because those states are not Niger Delta so if you read his speech carefully he want others oil producing States to have their own commission in order for effective functioning devoid of political.

In my opinion it is the right way to go unless you redesign NDDC to stop being Niger Delta commission in order to accomodate others

He is mixing up Niger Delta with south south

NDDC mandate include: ''...tackling ecological and environmental problems that arise from the exploration of oil mineral...''. Imo, and Abia are not coastal states, but they are exposed to the challenges of oil and gas operations. So why exclude them. This is to ensure that all oil producing communities are treated equally and there is no reason to do otherwise.

Shikena:
Yes, you nailed it. Baba dey vex because of that sneaky attache by force tactics called SE/SS. This is to ensure that SS is SS .

Igbos created South South to remove inferior people like Clark from us. Meanwhile Niger Delta is different from South South

Afonja007:
where is the oil they found in lagos?the oil in ondo is even in ijaw area ,some parts of SW are in northern Nigeria so some parts of SE is in South south so when nigeria disintegrate SW have something thing in common with northerners eg religion SS and SE have something in common too,Edwin Clark should be complaining about oil companies that are drilling oil in SS meanwhile their offices is in lagos state paying tax to lagos government for land use act,

I'm from Ondo state and my local government have oil and bitumen in Ondo state. Ondo state is the highest deposit of bitumen in west Africa. Ilaje that have most of the oil in Ondo state are Yoruba and they we stay on water. Please do more research next time

taylor88:
By right no southwest state is supposed to be on NDDC



They’re all barren states

Do you know someone's level of ignorance and stupidity can be measured by their comment? So Ondo is barren? With a proven reserve of about 42.47 billion tonnes of (VG) bitumen, a quantity which is estimated to be the second largest in the world.
I concluded you have a brain shift.

MXrep:

He is mixing up Niger Delta with south south

HE IS A CONFUSINIST.


MAJORITY OF THEM DO NOT HAVE A CLUE WHAT THEY ARE DOING.


IF WE HAD CONTINUED WITH THE WHITES AND ALLOWD PEOPLE LIKE EDWIN CLARKE TO BE SLAVES, WE WILL HAVE A BETTER COUNTRY TODAY LIKE SOUTH AFRICA AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE TO LEAVE BEHIND FOR OUR KIDS.

THESE ARE COMPLETE DUNCE IN CHARGE OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, CREATING DIVISION AND STRIFE.



WHEN HE FINISH NOW, YOUNGER IJAW WILL CONTINUE THINKING THEIR WAS ANY SENSE TO WHAT HE SAID, NOT KNOWING, THE MAN IS A DUNCE.

StOla:


I am not the one who highlighted how Imo produces only 1% or that Imo and Abia are not coaster NigerDelta states.

Face the SS man who says Imo should not have any significant say in the NDDC.

Imo and Abia oils are trapped in Rivers State. We know the wicked boundary adjustment program. Igboland has more oil than any other tribes appart from offshore

Hmmm that sounds like a "fact" manufactured under Upper Iweka flyover.

MXrep:

Igbos created South South to remove inferior people like Clark from us. Meanwhile Niger Delta is different from South South

Shikena:
Hmmm that sounds like a "fact" manufactured under Upper Iweka flyover.

DO YOU KNOW THE LARGEST SINGLE ETHNIC GROUP IN SOUTH SOUTH TODAY?


GUESS?


EVERY STATE IN SOUTH SOUTH HAVE THEM?


SO, SS IS OUR REGION SPLIT INTO TWO AND ONLY ONE GROUP IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THAT SPLIT.


THAT WAY, WE PUT SOME SPACE BETWEEN US AND THE DUNCES.

Baba just dey give Ndi developer wotowoto.

But if the coastal state is what defines NDDC then Lagos state is more qualified than many of the states in SS.

No state in Niger Delta is more delta than Lagos state.

Ezeama400:
Another Foolish talk..

Before now I used to admire people in politics, I was seeing some of them as smart people until I started encountering some of them..

Nigerian political class is filled with dumb clowns if you encounter these people one on one and have interaction with with them..

Average political science graduate is more smarter than them.. Don't be deceived by the escort following them around..

Edwin Clark is one of them.. Is it that this man despite his years in politics doesn't know the difference between Niger Delta and SS ?

A state like Cross River State produces
nothing, yet you want it to be included In Commission because it's in SS, while others outside SS that produce oil should be removed from NDDC ?

He made so much sense.
.

NOC1:
The mouthpiece of the people then.

I say it every day but my brothers who are not good with their history keep on making noise.

The best ally an Igbo man has ever had in Nigeria is the Westerners.

After and during the civil war, the Westerners (southwest) never attacked the Igbos.

During the Civil War, the guys in Edwin Clark's homes were treacherous. After the Civil War, they equally manifested it.

But your fellow Igbo brothers don't see that way.

They see Yorubas as their enemies - politically and economically- despite their massive presence in Lagos and other SW states. And also how

Yorubas accommodated them after the civil war, compared to how their properties were seized and code-named 'abandoned ' properties in

some other regions, who they (Igbos) now see as their best allies/friends.





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Deltancapo:


Chevron head quarter still in Delta state and the state remain the top producer of crude oil in the region.

just empty buildings many oil companies relocated to port harcourt, and Akwaibom that re more business friendly, that is why bua is building his refinery in Akwaibom, Warri refinery has turned to Scrab nothing is happening there

90dbest:
Its like being an elder in Nigeria is synonymous with stupidity, like Clark, like that white haired clown

Edwin Clarke 's brain has started melting. So don't blame him.

You are right in a way. I remember my friend Siddiq from Kazaure telling me that Kano, Katsina and Jigawa oils are trapped in Niger Delta. We can always believe whatever we want, what matters is the reality .

MXrep:

Imo and Abia oils are trapped in Rivers State. We know the wicked boundary adjustment program. Igboland has more oil than any other tribes appart from offshore

Abagworo:
He is right in a way but Ondo is a coastal State. NDDC has failed and will continue to fail not because of the addition of the 3 States but because it is not community based but rather State based. "OMPADEC" should be returned so that the projects will concentrate on oil producing communities not STATES. In Rivers State for example so many projects are sited in Port Harcourt instead of the communities affected by oil exploration and exploitation. NDDC should be scrapped.

You're partly correct by calling for the restoration of OMPADEC which focuses projects in actual oil producing communities rather than a blanket for the whole state.
It's surprising how people can't seem to identify a common location. Where is the territory called Niger Delta? By geography, it should strictly be the states that are found around where the River Niger forms a delta before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. Only five states satisfy this definition and they are; Anambra, Delta, Imo, Bayelsa and Rivers states. All these states are oil producing states and by strict definition are the Niger Delta states.
If the consideration is for oil producing states that are coastal, only Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom and Ondo are the ones to be considered. Edo and Abia are non-coastal states despite their oil producing statuses while Cross River though coastal isn't oil producing.
There's hardly any one consideration to be used for determining what oil producing states should be in NDDC.
Since the main consideration is oil producing ability, a more robust name like OMPADEC should be restored to include all states producing crude oil.

That is not what defines a region.

An ethnic group can occupy the entire Ojo Alaba/Amuwo Odofin/Festac in Lagos, it doesn't make them the creator of those places. People are free to migrate anywhere but there are always the original owners of the land .

You don't have to type in CAPITAL letters.

hammerFC:



DO YOU KNOW THE LARGEST SINGLE ETHNIC GROUP IN SOUTH SOUTH TODAY?


GUESS?


EVERY STATE IN SOUTH SOUTH HAVE THEM?


SO, SS IS OUR REGION SPLIT INTO TWO AND ONLY ONE GROUP IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CAUSE THAT SPLIT.


THAT WAY, WE PUT SOME SPACE BETWEEN US AND THE DUNCES.

NaMe4:
The commission, so far, has been useless to the Niger Delta States.

It's preferable every oil-producing state gets its derivation managed by a state commission monitored by the FG, Ministry of Finance, agencies such as the EFCC and citizenry interest groups.

Very useless commission

MrSly:


Please the name is already proper the only thing improper is that Clark does not know the meaning if Delta. He sees Niger Delta as a name for South South States. What is a Delta? Knowing that and the location of these states mentioned will educate you more. Most politicians are dumb and daft.

Geographically only Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states occupy the Niger Delta

Shikena:
That is not what defines a region.

An ethnic group can occupy the entire Ojo Alaba/Amuwo Odofin/Festac in Lagos, it doesn't make them the creator of those places. People are free to migrate anywhere but there are always the original owners of the land .

You don't have to type in CAPITAL letters.

BY THE WAY, WE WANT TO CREATE IGBO STATE OF LAGOS WITH THOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND BADAGRI.


ANOTHER AGITATION FOR SEPARATION, OTI BERE.

Yujin:

You're partly correct by calling for the restoration of OMPADEC which focuses projects in actual oil producing communities rather than a blanket for the whole state.
It's surprising how people can't seem to identify a common location. Where is the territory called Niger Delta? By geography, it should strictly be the states that are found around where the River Niger forms a delta before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. Only five states satisfy this definition and they are; Anambra, Delta, Imo, Bayelsa and Rivers states. All these states are oil producing states and by strict definition are the Niger Delta states.
If the consideration is for oil producing states that are coastal, only Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom and Ondo are the ones to be considered. Edo and Abia are non-coastal states despite their oil producing statuses while Cross River though coastal isn't oil producing.
There's hardly any one consideration to be used for determining what oil producing states should be in NDDC.
Since the main consideration is oil producing ability, a more robust name like OMPADEC should be restored to include all states producing crude oil.

Anambra and Imo fit the definition according to whom?

Please name one town or village in Anambra or Imo that fits the definition

Just one please

This my Ijaw elder should wake up from slumber ooooo!!!!

SoNature:


Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/edwin-clark-asks-tinubu-to-remove-abia-imo-ondo-from-nddc/amp/