The oil-rich Niger Delta region will remain poor and underdeveloped if the various ethnic nationalities in the region continue to fight themselves, a member of the House of Representatives, Francis Wa
ive, has said.
The lawmaker lamented that in spite of the rich natural resources in the region, the people and the area have remained poor and underdeveloped.Waive, who is the only APC lawmaker from Delta State, made the assertions while addressing journalists at his constituency office in Ughelli. “I believe that what we are getting now in terms of the allocation to NDDC, 13 per cent derivation and the allocation to the states from the Federal Government is not enough.
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