Tag: Resource Control
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Prof Godini Gabriel DARAH at 73: Town and gown in dialogue
By Ogheneochuko E. Arodovwe (M.A. Unilag) Days are days but some days hold more significance than others. This day, the 22nd of November is very special to the Darah dynasty because on it 73 years ago, a baby was born whose life-time voyage and achievements would transform the status of the family from the obscurity…
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PAGMDI is a ploy for Resource Control – Rep Farah Dagogo
By Emman Ovuakporie A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Rep Farah Dagogo, has described the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMDI) as a ploy for Resource Control, designed to deceive Nigerians ‘but heavily skewed to favour a particular part of the country .’ Recall that last Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Gov. Okowa reiterates need for true federalism, renews resource control agitations
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, reiterated the need for proper restructuring of the country where the federating units could truly operate on the basis of equity, fairness and justice. Okowa made the assertion while receiving leaders of South-South and Middle Belt Forum comprising Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ohaneze Ndigbo, Afenifere and Middle…
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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…
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Restructuring: Ajimobi advocates resource control, fiscal discipline
As the debate for the restructuring of the country rages, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has called on the Federal Government to surrender the control and management of revenue accruing from natural resources to the owner states. The governor canvassed the position as a panelist at the ongoing 57th Annual General Conference of the…
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Presidency, politicians jostle for Ibori’s support ahead release
By Tamunoebi Youdouwei Citing renewed violence in the Niger Delta and the former governor’s wide support base in the region, top presidency officials are waiting to bait Chief James Ibori to lead a project to pacify the region and build goodwill in the region. Ordinarily Chief James Ibori, who is likely to be released from…