Akwa Ibom Moves to Recover Oil Wells
From Emmanuel Ugwu in Umuahia, 11.10.2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Faced with the problem of recovering a large number of its oil wells ceded to neighbouring states the Akwa Ibom State government has turned to its Abia state counterpart for a strategy to recover the wells.

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To get the Abia formula, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio visited the government house, Umuahia to consult with Governor Theodore Orji, saying that he was impressed with the approach used by Abia to recover its oil wells.

Abia state recently got back 46 oil wells that were wrongly ceded to Rivers state following a long drawn agitation which compelled the federal government to investigate the issue and return the oil wells to its rightful owner.

“I’m here to learn from you. I want to know how you got back the oil wells,” Akpabio told Orji, adding that Akwa Ibom is desirous of getting back about 86 oil wells with historical links to the state but ceded to Cross River state. Akpabio noted that Abia state is now enjoying enhanced revenue with the recovery of its oil wells, hence Akwa Ibom is expecting to enjoy the same increase in revenue if it eventually got back its oil wells.

The Akwa Ibom chief executive expressed satisfaction at the performance of his Abia counterpart and enjoined “all the people of Abia to join hands with the progressive administration in the state to make Abia great.”

In his response Governor Orji described Akpabio as “a good person” noting that “the crop of governors in the present dispensation is all God-given. “

He acknowledged the bond of good neighbourliness existing between Abia and Akwa Ibom and called for its sustenance for the peace and progress of the two neighbouring states.
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