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South-South Governors- Demands of our region have remained unattended - Edoman - 11-25-2020 Demands of our region have remained unattended to while our resources have been used continually to develop other parts of the country - South-South Governors Governors from the South-South region of the country have lamented the underdevelopment of their region, stating that their resources are used to develop other parts of the country. Ifeanyi Okowa, chairman of the south-south governors forum said this during the regional stakeholders meeting with the presidential delegation led by Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president on Tuesday November 24. In a statement issued by Kelvin Ebiri, special assistant on media to Governor Nyesom Wike, the South-South Governors made a list of their demands, which includes a proposal for the relocation of the headquarters of major oil companies, and subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from Lagos and Abuja to the south-south region. The Governors also stated that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will no longer be allowed to execute any project in any state in the region without consulting the governments following its “major failures”. They added that they have a court order to back this. The statement read; Quote:“True federalism guided by the principle of derivation, revenue sharing and control of resources by each state of the federation as it was the case in the first republic,” he was quoted as saying. Speaking at the meeting, Gambari commended the governors for their efforts and also disclosed that Buhari's administration is aware of the challenges of the region and is making efforts to address them. He also promised to present the demands of the governors to the president. |