The Bayelsa State Government has accused Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi of distorting the facts on Soku oil wells in order to blackmail President Goodluck Jonathan.
It also accused Amaechi, who recently defected to the opposition All Progressives’ Congress (APC), of using Soku to incite the Kalabaris in Rivers State against their Nembe kinsmen in Bayelsa.
Bayelsa state Governor Seriake Dickson, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the controversy on Soku had long been resolved by the Supreme Court, the National Boundary Commission (NBC) and several presidential committees.
The statement said Amaechi was now bringing it up just to grab media attention and score cheap political points.
“It should be noted that while the Kalabaris of Rivers State call the area Soku, the Nembe people of Bayelsa State call it Oluasiri which is one of the councils mentioned in paragraph 5 of the the Eastern Region Local Government Law, 1955 E.R. NO 26 of 1955.
“In the light of the above, it is recommended that the production from Soku Oil Field be attributed to Bayelsa State,” he said.
The statement held that it was the reports that paved the way for Bayelsa to apply for the monies that had been placed in an escrow account when Amaechi approached the Supreme Court.
The statement said Amaechi failed to disclose that Rivers State made a similar claim on Nda and Okwori oil wells from Bayelsa, Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Delta states, and got a refund of N17.5 billion.
from omobar.blogspot.com
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