NewStats: 3,262,039 , 8,175,933 topics. Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 at 03:45 PM 1y72i

The Member Representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo has advocated that the oil producing communities in the Niger Delta should be allowed to control their resources, just like the communities in the North control their gold. He opined that the communities should be allowed to either refine independently, or take their oil to any choice refinery and sell at the international rate; and pay tax to the federal government as entailed in a true federal system.


The Honour Member further noted that certain northern communities in Zamfara, Adamawa, Bornu and other such states that have huge deposits of gold, are allowed to explore their resources to the benefit of the communities and their people; while the case of the Niger Delta seems different, as the federal government does the exploration in partnership with some giant multinational oil companies. Despite the massive level of environmental devastation and ecological damage experienced by the people, the federal government only gives 13% derivation to the state and local governments in the Niger Delta.


Hon. Farah Dagogo criticised the federal government on the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMDI) and other federal policies relating to natural resources. He explained that the North has enjoyed community exploration of certain natural resources, such as above 27 billion barrels of bitumen, 2.23 tonnes of limestone, 14 million tonnes of barites, above 1 million tonnes of zinc-lead, etc. The Northern community people constantly explore for these natural resources including raw gold; they lower themselves into huge tunnels and large pits in turns to explore these resources.


Similarly, the law maker questioned that if majority of gold deposits are in the North as claimed, does it mean that the records cannot be made public to allow for the generality of Nigerians to invest in the sector? Unlike in the Niger Delta where all the major tribes have reasonably high stakes in the oil and gas industry. Thus, he criticised the secrecy behind the PAGMDI scheme as he described it as a smokescreen designed to favour the Northern region of Nigeria, by giving them resource control. While the South has been advocating for resource control for so many years without any headway.


The point is, if the federal government could come up with such PAGMDI scheme which regulates and allow the northerners to control their gold by exploring and distribution; were miners can conclude with their activities and subsequently sell to Central Bank of Nigeria at N268 million per 12.5kg of gold bar, and pay tax to the federal government. This seems like the direct opposite of what is happening in the Niger Delta; and for the purpose if equity, fairness and social justice, the Niger Delta should also be given total resource control were the host communities can pay tax to the government.

https://punchng.com/niger-delta-should-control-oil-like-north-now-controls-gold-rivers-rep-dagogo/

hmm

Yes! Rivers resources should benefit Riverians. Resource control is what we need.

It will happen one day.

Divide and misrule will certainly die.

Wetin Yoruba muslims who have gotten rich and fat of SS oil do?

Large gold deposit in Zanfara, Osun
Maru Schist Belt katsina
Mr rep where did you see gold in bornu?

Ns today their day break

Na today una know say North dey use una brain ABI?..

eagleu:
Wetin Yoruba muslims who have gotten rich and fat of SS oil do?

Here comes another fool

1mallam that is supposed to be controlling groundnuts and goro in kano/kd is in niger Delta controlling oil wells....unthinkable

Just restructure this country

This military constitution given to us should be halted and let us return back to the Premier's Days

Good morning Niger Delta people

no allow FG hear o....

the share they have been given anything to show for it. and was it them that contributed to exploration and discovery costs idiats

We are only talking about oil what about water resources? Go to all NPAs, Northerners are in charge of all major seaports. They don't have any continental shelf. All shipping masters are northerners.
What is happening here?
Why are we left with Lazarus portion?

eagleu:
Wetin Yoruba muslims who have gotten rich and fat of SS oil do?

At least Yoruba Ondo state produce crude oil more than the whole Sad East.

What about your own kinsmen owning Oil well? Why should they own oil well in the SS states?

Don’t you think you are also parasites feasting on the SS oil?

Andy Uba
Arthur Eze
C. Orjiako
Udi Ibru
Emeka Offor and etc.

Are the set of these Yeebos not parasite on SS oil? Or you think the 2 cup of oil in Imo is what they are owning oil wells over?

eagleu:
Wetin Yoruba muslims who have gotten rich and fat of SS oil do?

ask your father that failed in your mental upbringing

Naija Delta Youths......
Over to you.
Ask your leaders questions and take control of your future.
Enough is enough......if you think the same!

Truth is not bitter,
People are just bitter to the truth!

go to eleme refinery and see how aboki dey control like say na him land

With the little they have been controlling where is all the money going?

This is a serious case that must be escalated to reach policy table. The north cannot keep gold and mineral resources to themselves and share oil resources in the south

Nigeria is a failed state that needs serious examination.

helinues:
Good morning Niger Delta people

what is good morning? the d fight for resource control has been on since the days of Isaac Boro up to Ken Saro Wiwa down to the militants. We all know whats going on

post=92398987:
okay

sharrrrrap there

1shortblackboy:
what is good morning? the d fight for resource control has been on since the days of Isaac Boro up to Ken Saro Wiwa down to the militants. We all know whats going on

Are we not saying the same thing?

1shortblackboy:
sharrrrrap there

Little black mommy's boy, take this little advice below.......

Niger deltans and fara should know that controlling their resources can never happen in the watch of the present fula govt . even the %13 derivative they are enjoying, they know how they cried and cried before they gave it to them .