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azmanaty2:
Don't u know he's one of the top resident zombies here?? He is paid 30k to do what he is doing. He has to justify his pay.

duduade:
Say Wetin happen

helinues:
Lazy governor's.
Why not tapped from your own other natural resources?

helinues:
Lazy governor's.
Why not tapped from your own other natural resources?

South-South Governors Meet Monday over Zamfara Gold

Okowa: We cannot apply laws in such a manner that it becomes discriminatory; you cannot mine solid minerals somewhere in Zamfara and you won’t allow Niger Delta manage their oil

It has now been confirmed that the six governors of the South- south region will meet in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday, under the umbrella of the Forum of South-South Governors, to discuss issues around the mining of gold in Zamfara State.

A source close to one of the governors told THISDAY last night that all arrangements for the meeting had been concluded and that Governor Nyesom Wike is excited hosting the crucial meeting.

“The governors are looking towards taking a common decision on the Zamfara gold issue on Monday. This decision will be forwarded to President Buhari. South-south states also want ‘artisanal’ mining of oil,” added the source.

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, had last Wednesday expressed worry at “federal government’s apparent tacit endorsement of the decision of Zamfara State to assume exclusive right to solid minerals in the state, particularly the gold deposits.”

Okowa then hinted that the South-south governors were planning a meeting over the issue and that they were unanimous on the need to address the constitutionality of the alleged Zamfara government’s action.

In a veiled reference to the federal government’s support for “artisanal mining of gold”, particularly with President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration of the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative, Okowa vowed that the South-south states would resist “such a discriminatory disposition, that runs foul of the constitutional provision on ownership of mining rights in Nigeria.”

Okowa, who is the Chairman of the Forum, assured that the governors were united in their support for unattended issues of restructuring and devolution of more powers, as well as resources down to the local government level.

Okowa said, “The South-south governors have been in the forefront for the devolution of power to states and local governments. Restructuring, resource control and security of the country, especially in the Niger Delta will be a major topic of discussion at the Presidential parley coming up in Port Harcourt.

“There are Acts of the National Assembly that dealt specifically and unequivocally with oil production and solid minerals. We cannot apply laws in such a manner that it becomes discriminatory because you cannot mine solid minerals somewhere in Zamfara and not allow Niger Delta to manage their oil.”

The Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) is a comprehensive artisanal and small-scale gold mining development programme, launched in 2019 to foster the formalisation and integration of artisanal gold mining activities into Nigeria’s legal, economic, and institutional framework.

Federal government, in collaboration with the Kebbi State Government, inaugurated the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining and Biometric Data Capture and Enrolment Exercise in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi in February.

The programme, which is a federal government initiative to be operated by PAGMI, in partnership with the Kebbi State Government, will formalise the artisanal mining groups for the much needed support and capacity building aimed at upscaling their processes, creating more jobs and enhancing incomes.

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite said the steps taken would lead to improved practices, access to finance and equipment, create jobs and sanitise the artisanal miners’ operations.

The minister added: “Undoubtedly, it will grow the economy of the state through diversification into solid minerals development.”

Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi explained that Kebbi and Osun were selected to kick start the pilot project.

She said the programme was part of President Buhari’s economic diversification agenda through the Anchor Borrowers Programme.

She said: “Federal government wants to create more jobs in rural areas of Nigeria in line with his mission to create million jobs.”

Fatima further said the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) would enroll the first batch of artisanal gold miners under the pilot scheme.

Bundaweber:
elawure not iyawure

Ogbuu101:
Oga,you mustn't argue everything.
Most of you have never spent more than 2 weeks outside your state but una go de pontificate on things you don't know.
There is a sizeable population of indigenous Yorubas in Edo state.
I shared a flat wt one of them once and got to know many of them.

Tjah:
U make sense die. I wish i know how to send u card

Juliusmalema:
Allow me and the other young man to discuss this because I know fadeyi, oluwasegun even as surnames exist there.


Let him answer me not you. I recently noticed you are biased and hateful.

Juliusmalema:
Allow me and the other young man to discuss this because I know fadeyi, oluwasegun even as surnames exist there.


Let him answer me not you. I recently noticed you are biased and hateful.

Juliusmalema:
What about similarities in names and link as said by Ooni apart from olugbo?

AbijaJ:
There are indigenous Yorubas in Edo state. They are known as the Akoko Edos. They share same cultural and linguistic affinity with their kin (the Akoko) in Ondo state.

IDENNAA:
Hahaha. You are not ready for history lessons. Your superiors have been annihilated on this topic , a thousand time!

LeoThaGreat:
SMH. Why is the Oba called 'Ovbie Oodua N'uhe (Son of Oduduwa in Ife)?
Cuz this was what I was referring that person to before you quoted me as a troublemaker that you are.


All I have to say, and more are what you will get from the Great Ogiamien Royal family of Utantan descendants, especially The Ogiamien Trumpet vol. 2 that addressed this issue, or aren't the Ogiso Evian descendants the custodians of Bini history?

You have been provided evidence over & over on this forum, from Bradbury to other non Yoruba or Bini historians e.g. H. Ling Roth, the author of the Great Benin: Its Customs Arts and Horrors

If you scrutinise my profile on this forum well, you will see I'm not the kind to engage in trouble, so kindly avoid me henceforth on this issue.

I have nothing more to offer you

LeoThaGreat:
Kindly read & digest the praise singing of the Oba of Benin and digest it yourself.
I'm not interested in any back & forth. Kindly contact the Ogiamien descendants if you want any back & forth

LeoThaGreat:
Olugbo's ancestors were one of the aborigines of Ilé Ifè before Oduduwa (son of Lamurudu)'s arrival.
Oduduwa, a wealthy (according to the praise singing of Oba of Benin) migrant rose to prominence in Ifè and took over control of the 13 villages that made up Ifè.
Some disgruntled aborigines left Ifè for what is now Ugbo (Ilaje in what is now Ondo State).

So Olugbo feels his throne is prior to any descendant of Oduduwa's (as acknowledged by the current Alaafin Adeyemi)

Whatever we think Olugbo does that's wrong, we need to first consider the above narrative of mine before judging

IDENNAA:
Bini boy with invincible empire

How is your native doctor..aka oba bini.

Aflix:
Lol..... very funny. Please come to the south and see for yourself. Our land is very fertile and we don't need to spend much on irrigation.

Have you ever seen rice growing as weed in the North Tomato, pepper growing as weed!!

Just come to the south and see for yourself.

King44:
Nnena does that sound like an Edo name?

Mavrick2012:
telling u the head of Nigerian traditional leaders means i have nothing to say? don't tell me you are oblivious of this common knowledge o�

Atigba:
How old are you?

How is Ogun a Benin man, Ogun is Orisha In Youruba land

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogun

The Yoruba even dedicated a state Ogun state to venerate their god.

Aye is a shrine in Ife... black azz or whatever they call it.

Oba Akenzua brought Aye to Benin to kill our people

Your present Oba is an aye man, infact their end of year party is head in his house in GRA.

I have been there.

fk002:
I answered your question rhetorically sir. If Christians have a well reserved titled monarch that oversees everything regardless of being catholic or other sect then you would have seen him there. Sultan is a religious leader and also a monarch.

CAN president can't be there because he is not a first class monarch. Just like Sheikh Dahiru bauchi can't be there because he is not a monarch despite his influence on Muslims.


Either way all the monarchs that are in attendance from the south are Christians, in the absence of having a Chirstain unitary monarch they can represent the Christians.

Cheers

Mavrick2012:
Seems you don't know the sultan is the leader of all Nigerian traditional leaders

DubbyV:
Is the Sultan not a monarch? Abi you guys are just trying to massage his ego and that of his subjects with this caption?

Anyways... I have an iPad 4 for sale in PH. Check my signature for contact