{"id":31218,"date":"2014-09-14T20:39:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=31218"},"modified":"2014-09-14T20:39:10","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T19:39:10","slug":"niger-delta-will-continue-push-increased-derivation-says-gov-uduaghan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/niger-delta-will-continue-push-increased-derivation-says-gov-uduaghan\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger Delta Will Continue To Push For Increased Derivation, Says Gov Uduaghan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan declared at the weekend that the people of the Niger Delta would remain undaunted in their quest for increased derivation from the Federation Account.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Governor Uduaghan observed that the people of the region despite the stalemate on increased derivation at the just concluded National Conference would continue to push for more funds.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Governor Uduaghan made the remarks at the weekend while receiving the Minister for the Niger Delta, Dr. Steve Oru who came on a thank you visit to the Governor. He\u00a0 was accompanied by political leaders of Urhobo extraction, including the Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama, (SAN).<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Uduaghan explained that the agitation of the Niger Delta region was not borne out of insensitivity and greed but because of the huge fund required to remedy the devastation and pollution to the environment occasioned by the activities of oil exploitation and exploration.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The governor appealed for understanding from all Nigerians to these developmental challenges of the Niger Delta region which the current 13 per cent derivation could not adequately address.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Let me appeal to our brothers outside the Niger Delta that what we have presently is not near\u00a0 enough what is required to address the challenges of development we have in the region,&#8221; he said.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Governor Uduaghan noted that although the 50 per cent the delegates to the conference was demanding was not achieved because of the stalemate but stressed, &#8220;we shall not give up asking for more for this region.&#8221;<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He appealed to politicians as well as political office holders in the state to eschew the attitude of grumbling but seek the interest of the state above personal interest.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;There are a lot of us who are always grumbling,\u00a0 sometimes we need to draw a line and first of all think of the system, what is in the interest of the state before our personal interest.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;There are people who will say if I don&#8217;t get it, then I must destroy it.\u00a0We are even seeing them on the field again for 2015, lots of them are in\u00a0the race now for 2015. So if God say&#8217;s it is not you, don&#8217;t destroy it, try<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to see how you can help to build,&#8221; the governor advised.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Uduaghan who commended the delegation for coming to appreciate him for his contribution and support towards the appointment of the Minister, said, &#8220;Yes I played my part, but I believe that this appointment was given to Dr. Oru by God and God should take the credit.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;God used the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to listen to the cry of the Urhobo people, to listen to the cry of Delta people and to listen to the cry of those who believe in loyalty,steadfastness and those who believe in remaining where they should be even if it has not happened. And that is why we were able to get this appointment,&#8221; he said.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The State Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama, SAN, who led the delegation on behalf of Dr. Steve Oru and the Urhobo nation thanked the governor for his numerous contributions and support for the Urhobo people, noting that his detribalized disposition has enabled him to pilot the affairs of the state in the right direction.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Steve Oru while showing his appreciation to the state governor, assured that he will contribute his quota to the development of the region and the benefit of the Niger Delta.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan declared at the weekend that the people of the Niger Delta would remain undaunted in their quest for increased derivation from the Federation Account.Governor&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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