Former presidential aide to Muhammadu Buhari , Obol Okoi Obono-Obla , has described the allocation of N16 billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission for capital projects in 2023/2024 as inadequate, unjust and unfair to Cross River State . In a statement released on Saturday morning, Obono-Obla, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress , stated that such an allocation was unconstitutional and should not be accepted.
Obono-Obla questioned, 'What gives the NDDC the audacity to insult the people of Cross River State with reckless abandon and ignominy, whereas every state enumerated is equal to each other and must be treated equally without any shade or iota of discrimination?' He stated that, 'The argument that the makers of the Budget or Appropriation Act premised their decision to allocate only N16 billion to Cross River State because the State does not contribute anything to oil production is...
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