Niger governor demands 13% derivation from oil revenue; threatens to shut down Kainji Dam, other national power infrastructure

“We demand compensation for our people. Everything, every resource that comes from Niger state, must be compensated."

Governor Umaru Bago has threatened to shut down the Kainji Dam and other power infrastructure supplied to the Delta region if the federal government does not extend the payment of 13% per cent derivation fund enjoyed by oil-producing states to Niger.

“We will take the federal government to the Supreme Court unless the 13 per cent derivation from our land, water, air, grass, and everything given to us is paid. We need 13 per cent derivation for water supplied to the Delta. Our people are ravaged and displaced year in, year out because of the flow of water from the Niger to the Delta,” stated the Niger governor Monday while receiving the federal commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Tijani Aliyu, in Minna.

Mr Bago added, “The federal government will pay Niger state N1 trillion in the next three months for hydrocarbon exchange, they must. We have provided this country with hydropower for a long time; nobody is compensating us for it.”

The governor, who said the state had been neglected and marginalised for too long, also demanded compensation from the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

“Abuja Electricity Distribution Company must pay us, they have consumed from Niger state hydrocarbon exchange, and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation must pay us,” the northern governor. “We have woken up, we can never ever tolerate being neglected or abandoned again. The only way we can ensure that the federal government heeds to us is to shut down the hydro dams unless we are paid.”

However, Mr Bago stressed that his administration would collect “every dime” Niger deserves.

“We are serious about this. It is not a threat; it is a statement. Every dime that is due to us, we will take it. We will take every kobo that is for Niger state,” the governor explained. “We are not going to be marginalised again; our waters, our lands, our borders are strengths for us and not weaknesses.”

Mr Bago added, “We demand compensation for our people. Everything, every resource that comes from Niger state, must be compensated. We will not tolerate this anymore. We must be compensated. Our people have done enough for Nigeria.”

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Fellow Nigerians, big problem don dey oo!!!

Everyone collecting their share in Naija at the detrement of the people.

Labour congress ant TUC next on the line

Niger State is more than Netherlands and Belgium combined in land size but cannot feed itself, (this is for those who always say that South East has a small landmass,) most of the milk used by Mai Shayi to make tea in Nigeria comes from cows in small Netherlands while Fulani herdsmen slaughters the population to use their farm crops to feed their Kwashiokod cows.

I expected the hardworking Governor of Niger State to ask Peter Obi how he planned to transform the state into a productive state during the campaigns with all those huge expanse of fertile lands wasting away but instead he is looking at more money from Niger Delta oil which NNPCL is already telling us is not available for Dangote refinery.

Meanwhile 70% of Nigeria power generation comes from Niger Delta gas while 27% is from hydro, so if he shuts down the dams the country won't be in total darkness and he lacks the capacity to do it because it will cause massive flooding if you don't release the water

The governor can't recieve 13% base on the dams in Niger state.

oloo

I have said it several times. Implement true federalism. Unbundle the national grid nonsense.

Every state should look for means to generate power or buy from a neighbouring state.

How can states in faraway North be supplying power to the south when the south has gas in abundance?

I support him. If you know how to milk FG do it don't wast time

Talk of a lazy people.

Teach your people to be hardworking.

Nigerians and free money eh.

For Nigeria to practise true federalism, a lot of states will have to be merged.

Though the Niger state governor is being disingenuous in this case because it is common knowledge that Niger state is part of a special federal government development agency created to develop hydropower producing areas known as HYPADEC.

Also it seems that the past and present Niger state governors are lazy waiting for free oil money when it has large areas of fertile agricultural lands waiting to be harnessed for commercial farming.

Islie:


Niger governor demands 13% derivation from oil revenue; threatens to shut down Kainji Dam, other national power infrastructure


“We demand compensation for our people. Everything, every resource that comes from Niger state, must be compensated."


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Nlfpmod

Wetin dis one dey smoke?.

Empty threat

meth in action

Interesting

Just look at these funny Northerners!

They want to "reap where they did NOT sow"!

F00lish governor.........water is NOT hydrocarbon!

Pls restructure Nigeria...

Death to israelites and and all christains supporting israelites

Mali, Niger, Benin and Chad that the river flows through before it gets to your cocroach state should also sue you.
Stupid mentally retarded people who were born to suffer.

Delta State is a coastal state which experiences a high volume of rainfall every year with abundant inland water resources and high underwater table.

Delta has never used your Niger and doesn't need it.

Nobody wants to transform anywhere. They just bring up road construction and steal massively. Imagine someone built Airport that is irrelevant to the people.

Guyman01:
Niger State is more than Netherlands and Belgium combined in land size but cannot feed itself, (this is foe those who always say that South East has a small landmass,) most of the milk used by Mai Shayi to make tea in Nigeria comes from cows in small Netherlands while Fulani herdsmen slaughters the population to use their farm crops to feed their Kwashiokod cows.

I expected the hardworking Governor of Niger to ask Peter Obi how he planned to transform the state into a productive state during the campaigns with all those huge expanse of fertile lands wasting away but instead he is looking at more money from Niger Delta oil which NNPCL is already telling us is not available for Dangote refinery

Parasitic North at it again

Bigger than Netherlands yet can't feed half of it's own population

When is Ogun state demanding 13% for all the lime stone dangote has been mining?

Or Lagos for taking so much citizens and paying plenty taxes with nothing from the center to show for it.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Ebonyi state too must demand for 13% derivation from oil revenue.

We’re the salt of the nation. The food you all eat are made sweet courtesy of us and we know you can’t do without food

Since we want to leave governance and venture into comedy

Good!
Let the madness begin.

The audacity of ignoramus.

Which water are they supplying to niger delta?

That Niger governor is high on meth. He should tell us how much the government is selling 1 barrel of water.

we need to go back the true federalism where everyone develop at their own pace.

Wahala wahala...