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<\/p>\nBy David Owei,Bayelsa <\/p>\n
A group under the aegis of Supreme Egbesu Assembly ( SEA ) has not only asked a law firm to sue the Federal government of Nigeria,that the National Assemblies over its failure to create or confirm the 24 additional local government areas of Bayelsa state,but has equally urged the federal government to revisit the 13% derivation principle,which they considered as lopsided and an affront on the state ,being a major oil producing state that has been contributing to the mainstay of the nation,s economy.
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Failure to address these anomalies ,they will have no option other than to take legal actions against the federal government of Nigeria,with petitions sent to the clerk of House of Representatives and National Assembly.<\/p>\n
The group made their grievances known in a press briefing at the Ernest Ikoli press centre ,Ekeki – Yenagoa.<\/p>\n
According to the group,s Secretary,Dr Felix Tuodolo who was flanked by other members of the Supreme Egbesu Assembly, the national Assembly enacted the 1999 constitution which contained the provision of sections ,4,7 and 8 of the 1999 constitution as amended relating to the alteration of the 1999 constitution and creation of additional local government areas of Bayelsa state and that Bayelsa state was created a long side Eboyin ,Ekiti,Gombe,Nasarawa and Zamfara state,among states that were created in 1999,it’s only Bayels state that has the smallest number of local government with just eight local government areas.
\nThat Nasarawa state for instance has 13 local government areas,Eboyin state has 13 local government areas, Gombe state has 24 local government areas,Zamfara state has 14 local government areas and Bayelsa state has 8 local government areas and that the creation of Bayelsa state with just 8 local government areas creates a clear imbalance both in governance and distribution of revenue allocation to states of the federation.
\nThat the situation however informed the creation of additional 24 local government areas by the government of Bayelsa state duly to the gross injustice and the Bayelsa state House of Assembly in compliance with section 7 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999( as amended) approved and signed into law the said 24 local areas and since then all attempts to approve the 24 additional local government areas for Bayelsa state has proved abortive.<\/p>\n
Speaking further,Dr Felix Tuodolo, the immediate past Commissioner for Ijaw National Affairs,posited that recently the National Assembly held it’s zonal constitutional conference for the proposed amendment of the 1999 and the Supreme Egbesu Assembly presented it’s position paper demanding for the creation of additional local government areas for Bayelsa state,and despite the continuous demand by the people of Bayelsa state ,the National Assembly has constantly refused to accede the sincere complains,hence they had contacted the services of E.K Okorodas and Co to sue the federal government.
\nThe group also sued the Federal government of Nigeria,saying that the National Assembly enacted the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria ,with the provisions of section 44(3) and section 1
\n62(2) relating to the acquisition ,revenue formula and distribution of revenues derived from natural resources from states in the federation and the said section 44 (3) of the 1999 constitution as amended gives ownership of entire property in and control of all minerals, mineral oils and gas in order or upon any land in Nigeria or in,under or upon any land in Nigeria or in,under or upon the territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of Nigeria to the Government of federation.<\/p>\n
Other members of the group that added their voices were Mr Ebi Waribigha and Ms Primrose Oringeriya – Kpokopsei,decrying the injustices,marginalization that federal government has metted on Bayelsa state as far as the creation of additional local government areas and resource control were concerned.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists earlier,Bar Ebinabo Kenneth Okorodas, in the interest of justice,they demand on behalf of their clients,that they cause an amendment of part 1 of the first schedule of the 1999 constitution to reflect the 24 additional local government areas of Bayelsa state and in the interest of justice,they also demand on behalf of their clients,that the National Assembly delete section 44 (3) and section 162 (2) of the 1999 constitution to reflect states control of her natural resources and pays an agreed percentage to the federal government in line with the spirit and letter of sovereignty,an failure to comply with this demand within 21 days from the date of such service of this notice shall result in commencement of legal proceedings without further notice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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