Robinson Ewoh: If You Stop Rivers State Allocation, You Should Stop Collecting The Oil From The State

Honorable Robinson Ewoh, a PDP chieftain in Rivers State, has questioned the reasoning behind the federal government’s decision to withhold funding from the state, suggesting that if such a move were to be made, the state’s oil resources should be stopped in return…. CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶️▶️

He emphasized that no individual, including the FCT Minister, has the power to obstruct governance in the state. He particularly highlighted Rivers State’s substantial economic contribution to the federation, establishing a direct connection between the state’s oil resources and federal revenue distribution. He identified that the state, as the source of significant national revenue, should have greater control over its resources under a truly federal system.

He said in an interview with Symfoni, ‘Rivers state is a federating unit, Rivers state has come to stay. Nobody can stop governance in the state, not even Wike or anybody. Rivers state is one of the federating units that contributes a lot to the center. If you stop Rivers State allocation, you should stop collecting the oil from the state. Because what you sit down in Abuja to share is what you got from the state and the local government.

All of this is happening because we are not running a true federation. If it is a country that runs a true federation, nobody will be talking about stopping an allocation of a state. We should be talking about stopping what goes to the center because it comes from the state, which is the source. The earlier Wike realizes that Rivers State, which he cannot stop Siminalayi Fubara from governing, and he cannot also stop him from running a second time, the better for him.”CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶️▶️