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Akwa Ibom petitions FG over ceded oil wells
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ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK on 29 January, 2008 01:00:00
 
Governor Godswill Akpabio  who disclosed this at the monthly prayer meeting in
Uyo, described the development as an unjust political situation which does not
augur well for the development of the State.
Akpabio equally frowned at the recent an attempt by some selfish Nigerians to
re-introduce the obnoxious on-shore off-shore oil dichotomy between October and
November 2007 thereby depriving the state of its right in the Federal
allocation.
The Governor expressed gratitude that the attemptfailed since according to him
those who championed the course were unaware of the fact that the Supreme court
that decide the case has given an order on the abrogated obnoxious policy that
could not be reverted.
Akpabio stated that the 186 oil wells allegedly ceded to Rivers State bear
historical names such as Effiong, Okon and Etim written on them, ugly
development, he revealed thus. This made the State government to petition the
Federal government over the matter.