The group says a failure to raise derivation to oil producing communities could trigger unrest
Minority Report: I’m not moved – Ankio Briggs
Another South-South delegate accuses Devolution of Power Committee of lying
Niger Delta leader, Ankio Briggs, submits minority report
Ms. Briggs demands include resource control and state police.
13 per cent derivation: Ijaw Youth threaten to cripple Nigeria’s oil production
“The Niger Delta people are still willing, ready and capable of bringing the Nigeria economy to its knees.”
Issues that may remain unresolved after the National Conference
As the 20 committees of the National Conference gradually wind down their sittings and ready to submit their reports, some contentious issues remain unresolved by the various committees. Though the committees made recommendations to be debated at the plenary, some of those decisions are not going down well with some members of the various committees.…
Delta, Ondo oil communities demand control of derivation money
The communities complain about management of over N8 trillion generated as derivation funds since 1999.
The Niger Delta and the National Conference
The primary mandate of the National Conference is to restructure Nigeria into a truly federal state where the components have political autonomy.