The controversy surrounding the exclusion of payment of royalties to oil-producing communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is about to be resolved. The original bill gave five per cent of the royalties to the community and 25 per cent to the states where the oil is produced.
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South South Governors rose from a meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital at the weekend, with a plan to float an Economic Growth Council (EGC) to ensure that the roadmap for the economic integration of the region is developed and implemented.
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Governors of the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone resolved unanimously last night to distance themselves from the amnesty deal granted militants in the oil-rich region by President Umaru Yar'Adua unless the Federal Government withdraws the new Petroleum Industries Bill which is before the National Assembly.
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THE governors of the Niger Delta states have agreed to set up a 24- man economic committee to be headed by Prof. Pat Utomi. The committee will host an economic summit for the region next year.
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Governors of the South-South States are set to adopt a common strategy aimed at curbing militancy in the Niger Delta Region and correct misinformation about the Oil rich region to the global community through the establishment of a joint center for information dissemination.
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The Federal Government has been called upon to show more commitment in addressing developmental issues of Niger-Delta by implementing resolutions reached on the region.
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Removed Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River has called for prudent management of local government funds with strict adherence to accountability, transparency and principle of value for money. The governor made the call in Calabar at a workshop entitled ``Institutionalising Due Process Mechanism in Local Government Administration'' for council officials.
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