Nigeria's Govt To Revisit 13% Derivation For Development In Niger Delta

Muhammadu Buhari 

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja pledged that the Federal Government would revisit the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the Niger Delta region to ensure even spread of developmental projects that meet the needs of the people.

Buhari, according to a statement by his media aide Garba Shehu, made this promise on Friday when he received Isoko traditional rulers in Abuja.

He assured the royal fathers that the constitutional provisions for Niger Delta development will be carefully studied for inclusiveness, especially in the prioritisation of Federal Government projects.

“I have listened attentively to your address and I will still update myself with details of development in your area as it relates to oil and gas, and lack of infrastructure,” the President said.

“I will look at the constitutional 13 per cent derivation and what previous governments have done, in order to know what we can do.’’

Iduh Amadhe, President General of the Isoko Development Union, who spoke on behalf of the Isoko leaders, had earlier asked Buhari to consider some anomalies in the spread of development projects in the region.

Amadhe claimed that the Isoko community and its indigenes had been sidelined in Federal Government appointments, with the last appointment of a minister in 1975.

He noted that the region was also ignored as regards federal educational institutions, skills development centres and infrastructures.





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