Tag: Derivation
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13% derivation: Okowa not against communities’ agitation – Spokesman
Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, says the Governor is not in any way against the clamour by oil-bearing communities to be given funds directly from the 13 per cent Derivation Fund. He said that contrary to the reasoning and issues being canvassed by some groups and the slant…
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Prof. Darah: 13% derivation means 87% deprivation
The struggle for resource control and discourse on derivation principle took centre stage as Niger Delta political heavyweights gathered in honour of Professor Godini Gabriel Darah at the Petroleum Training Institution (PTI) Conference Centre, Effurun, Delta state. TheNewsGuru reports Prof. Darah at the Colloquium/Book Presentation said the 13% derivation accruing to oil producing states means…
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Resource control: We shall demand 100% derivation from FG – James Ibori
Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has changed the tone for resource control by declaring the Niger Delta region will no longer make demands for 30% derivation from the federal government (FG), but that the region will soon begin demanding 100% derivation. TheNewsGuru reports Ibori made the declaration at the Colloquium/Book Presentation in…