The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described the newly passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), ready for harmonization as satanic, unjust, embarrassing, and has dashed the hope of the people of the Niger Delta.

Clark, who is also the leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), the provision that allocated a huge 30% of profits for further frontier oil exploration in the north was a source of concern, especially in a fast changing world of investment shifts away from fossil oil.

Clark who was represented at a press conference in Abuja by PANDEF’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Robinson, declared that the region has had enough of the colonial oppression and will be resisting it.

The two chambers of the National Assembly last week Thursday passed the PIB, after about 13 years of legislative fireworks.

The bill was first sent to the National Assembly in 2008 by President Umaru Yar’Adua, now deceased, without translating into an Act.
The PIB, 2020 is seeks to introduce far-reaching reforms in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.

Clark said the PIB passed does not reflect the long clamour by the people of region for equity, fairness and justice.

festacman:
It is either Chief Edwin Clark is deceiving his people or he does not even care about the interests and welfare of Niger Delta people. Are you kidding me? You mean as leader of so-called Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Clark wasn't following the progress PIB in NASS and the caucus of ND lawmakers weren't briefing him on per-step-basis. I mean, even the Sultan of Sokoto and the nominal leaders of ACF, Audi Ogbe kept vigil on PIB on behalf of the North.

In any case, PIB and all the percentages therein have little benefits for the common man. Like NDDC situation, the politicians will corner the percentages and help themselves.

Unfortunately, once again, the Northern politicians displays wrong prioritization by focusing more on oil than developing crop production and animal husbandry that will employ and empower millions of young Northerners. Not yet uhuru for bandits to end.

liasmiram2567:
Shut up your mouth.You are full of hatred.Face the politicians and sty clear of Islam. Can one say same about Christians and Christianity?All Politicians are same whether in the north or in the south.

etokhana:
...Declares Niger Delta have had enough of colonial oppression

* demands reversal or block IOCs from region



https://www.sunnewsonline.com/breaking-passed-pib-satanic-unjust-embarrassing-clark/

Penguin2:
Where were southern senators?

You know it’s funny when Ndigbo are telling the Niger Deltans/Ijaw that we need to join together and fight as one big family and they think the Igbo is after their oil.

Now the North is making stealing of oil money official by making a law for it.

Imagine removing 30% of profit from every that would ever be sold from the time the bill becomes law. That will be money meant exclusively for the north to spend. Whether they use for oil exploration or to buy houses in Dubai or marry more wives, you no right to ask.

Not only that, I also read that host communities has been made to include any community where pipeline passes. Which means that northern communities where pipelines pass would henceforth be regarded as host community and share from 3% Trust Fund created for host communities.

Asari Dokubo will not see this one. The fat pig is mocking Nnamdi Kanu that is fighting to liberate you.

Fools keep thinking Igbo is their enemy.