The Niger Delta people have been shortchanged from the proceeds of its rich and vast resources not only by the federal government but also by the oil firms. NigerDelta DuoyeDiri Bayelsa Nigeria
Governor Diri, who expressed displeasure over the decade-long environmental injustice in the region, said the situation was worsened by the unfair derivation sharing formula of the federal government to the oil-producing states, which he said does not reflect the sufferings of the people and the damage to the region’s environment.
Acting Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor, who was represented by his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as saying that for a region that had continued to be degraded from activities of multinational oil companies, the Niger Delta people have been shortchanged from the proceeds of its rich and vast resources not only by the federal government but also the oil firms.
He also called on the people not to contribute to the environmental genocide in their localities but to shun illegal refining of crude products and embrace intellectual approach in the agitation for the cleanup of the region. Dr Pereowei Subai, a senior lecturer with the state-owned Niger Delta University, highlighted the implications of the theme on the environment and noted that the wealth of the region should not be confined to oil alone but that there should also be an investment in agriculture and aquaculture.
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