PANDEF demands 50% oil derivation for Niger Delta

By Daniel Abia
PORT HARCOURT — The Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum (PANDEF) has called on the Federal Government to increase the derivation allocation to oil-producing states from the current minimum of 13 per cent to 50 per cent, citing environmental degradation and the developmental challenges facing the region.

The group also urged the government to invest in modular refineries to complement existing refining facilities, while insisting that the completion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and East-West Road projects must not be compromised.

The demands were contained in a 48-point communiqué jointly signed by former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Victor Attah, Chairman of P...