₦airaland Forum

ABUJA – The northern caucus in the House of Representatives is to set up a four-man committee to study the Petroleum Industry Bill and its implication on the northern part of the country, Vanguard learnt in Abuja.



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A member of the House of Representatives from Kano State told Vanguard yesterday that the committee would be empowered to get the best brains in the petroleum industry to critically study the bill and its implication on the north and advise members of the National Assembly appropriately.

The member, who does not want to be quoted because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, said "the bill as it is currently, does not favour the north and if it is passed, our people would be impoverished, so we must do something about it.

"The north is already backward in all indices of development and if we allow the bill pass in its present form, our people would be pauperized.

"Already, the policies of this government are already heavily tilted against the north and we have to move to protect our people."

Vanguard gathered that the committee will have a representative from each of the three geopolitical zones that make up the northern zone, while the chairman will be elected by the northern caucus when it meets in Abuja later this week.

Explaining why the north needed to take a collective action on the Bill, the member said the southern part of the country was stealthily "creating the impression that there is no monolithic north and it behooves on us young leaders to work towards restoring the image of the north as a united entity, irrespective of our religious differences.

"If our leader, Sir Ahmadu Bello, could achieve it during his time, why can’t we achieve it? Whether it is North Central, North West or North East, we cannot compare with any of the zones in the south in terms of development, educational advancement and prosperity of their people”.

Gbawe:
Oga , speak the truth for once and shame the devil. You cannot write this and expect to be viewed as anything but a bigot. Individuals not consumed with hatred for others will not write that their blood is "cheap" or "free" . No provocation should make you write as such. Your motivation is clear abeg .

Gbawe:
Oga , stop trying to shift the goal-post . You only appear more ridiculous. Below is what you wrote:

No one , from the above, can doubt that you indicate that "performing" PDP , in Ogun, was voted out to be replaced by "the ex-cultist (Amosun) in the name of the ACN" . The flow of conversation shows your intentions even if you want to resort to pedantism.

Gbawe:
 Gbenga Daniel and Alao AKala   Your post is proof we have Martians posting on Nairaland. Clearly you are biased against the ACN (and perhaps Yoruba folks) but best for you to refrain from unbelievable revisionism that makes you sound like an alien. There was no "PDP performing Governor" voted out in the SW. Everyone knows this to include even die-hard PDP supporters. Your post is awarded the most ridiculous of the year. Even as the year is not over I am sure nothing will top what you have written.