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Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state of lying about the ownership of the Soku oil wells and using the oil wells issue to blackmail President Goodluck Jonathan.
Dickson said that the conflict on Soku had been settled by the National Boundary Commission, the Supreme Court, and different presidential committees.
"The crux of the matter is whether the said oil wells which bear the name given by Shell are within Bayelsa or Rivers states according to the administrative map of Nigeria and other instruments for purposes of derivation. Incidentally, Soku village in Rivers State is about 10km, as the crow flies from the flow station while the Oluasiri / Soku oil wells/ field is completely surrounded by various Oluasiri communities such as Etukekiri, Ijawkiri, Fredkiri, Adokonikiri etc all in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State'', Dickson said.
According to Dickson, Amaechi was aware that Soku was merely a name adopted by Shell, being its nearest operations base at the time, and not necessarily the location of the oil wells.
He quoted chapter three of a report of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission dated August 2006, saying, "The Bayelsa/Imo/Abia state Governments complained that the naming of oil fields was often done arbitrarily without any regard to the culture and particular environment of the people where the wells or fields are located. This has given rise to wrong attribution by relevant agencies.
Amaechi is accusing President Jonathan of using his position to secure the oil wells for his home state, Bayelsa State.
Dickson said that the conflict on Soku had been settled by the National Boundary Commission, the Supreme Court, and different presidential committees.
"The crux of the matter is whether the said oil wells which bear the name given by Shell are within Bayelsa or Rivers states according to the administrative map of Nigeria and other instruments for purposes of derivation. Incidentally, Soku village in Rivers State is about 10km, as the crow flies from the flow station while the Oluasiri / Soku oil wells/ field is completely surrounded by various Oluasiri communities such as Etukekiri, Ijawkiri, Fredkiri, Adokonikiri etc all in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State'', Dickson said.
According to Dickson, Amaechi was aware that Soku was merely a name adopted by Shell, being its nearest operations base at the time, and not necessarily the location of the oil wells.
He quoted chapter three of a report of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission dated August 2006, saying, "The Bayelsa/Imo/Abia state Governments complained that the naming of oil fields was often done arbitrarily without any regard to the culture and particular environment of the people where the wells or fields are located. This has given rise to wrong attribution by relevant agencies.
Amaechi is accusing President Jonathan of using his position to secure the oil wells for his home state, Bayelsa State.
