You sabi wetin dey happen for Naija? Na today dem start matter wey concern oil wells for our blessed states. Na Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) dey yan say make all the oil-producing states join body as dem go dey plot una verified coordinates. Dis matter fit change plenty tins for oil and gas sector, so everybody gats put mouth!
As chairman Mohammed Shehu dey talk for Abuja, he sabi say dis exercise go run from January 26 to 30, 2026. He don urge all the representatives of the states make dem no carry last for dis plotting matter, because e go help every party accept wetin dem come up with in the end. And you know say when oil matter dey concern Naija, e no dey light!
Shehu don assure say RMAFC go remain neutral throughout dis process, no favoritism! Na to ensure say justice dey for everybody, he talk am loud. Dem go use dis opportunity to arrange who go get wetin when dem dey distribute that 13 percent derivation fund wey dem sabi dey share for oil- and gas-producing states.
For those wey no sabi, dis derivation fund na wetin Naija dey use take appreciate oil wealth wey dey flow from dis states. Na di law wey dey under the 1999 Constitution wey give dem power to ensure everything dey fair and square. No be small matter o! Shehu follow talk say dem don set up Inter-Agency Technical Committee wey go help dey do dis plotting matter. Na all di big boys from different agencies dey part of di committee: National Boundary Commission, Office of di Surveyor General, and others dey yan di gist.
My people, e no be play play dis matter! Dr. Khadija Kumo wey dey lead di Crude Oil Department for RMAFC don confirm say dis exercise na di most comprehensive verification wey dem don do so far. E no be small correction o! Dem go waka come verify di coordinates where dem get complaint from different states, and dem go clear am well, well.
Kumo talk say dis time dem no go just gree take information wey dem get before; dem go show face for ground, for water, everywhere wey necessary to ensure say wetin dey available no be wetin dem dey hear alone!
Dem don split di exercise into phases, and each day dey targeted to specific states—Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and others go dey plot coordinates like chicken wey dey follow dem mama. Dis matter go make every state get how dem suppose dey share di oil wealth, because na by fair distribution dem go fit avoid wahala.
Shehu and Kumo no forget to appreciate di oil-producing states as dem dey cooperate for this verification phase. Na dem dey support di process to make am work better! Make we no too forget say plenty of states dey involved; from Edo to Akwa Ibom, all of dem dey ready to play their part and make sure say dis plotting go fit resolve di issues wey don dey linger for ground.
Dis gists no go finish for here, we dey monitor wetin dey happen go finish well for January 30 when dem go finally summarize everything wey dem don do so far. Naija, make you shine your eye, wetin dem dey plan fit change plenty tins! We go dey watch how e go unfold!
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