GardenOfGod:
The point is that the 3% is greater than the 30%

Should they be getting exploration percentage in the first place? Why use money made in another region that's producing oil to pay for exploration percentage to community in the another region. Its just a case of people trying to outsmart others because they run the government

kponkedenge:
Don't blame the North.... If all the Southern House of Rep Members had voted no, the bill wouldn't have passed.

Some decided to vote for it for whatever reason or reasons.... I heard they collected bribe to pass it, I don't know how true it is.

say no for what exactly? for what seems right or wrong? all these poor people can be very pathetic both in reasoning and in actions. you heard they collected bribe, bribe from your father or from your mother? where you heard that from? from ogogoro joint or palmwine joint? mumu people go dey claim smartness. clowns

Okay Kyari...

Take 3% for mining and give us 30% for host community..

End of discussion abi?

Mumu man..

Nice article

The 3% is actually bigger but why not reduce the 30% of the oil profit to 10% since you cannot afford to stop oil exploration in the north which is not even necessary in the first place because oil is not there no matter what and also make the host communities get up to 5 percent from from operating cost and give 1 percent to those oil pipeline passed through their communities?

We have all decided to take reactionary measures rather than be Pro active about matters that concerns us. This is a bias estimator irrespective of how the format are been placed... Those representative of our are not doing their jobs sincerely...

GardenOfGod:

Let them inter change it to give 30% to the host community and the 3% to the frontier communities.
Since the host communities are ignorant don't know math

The frontiers communities what are they contributing to deserve 30% of anything?

Nbotee:
Imagine giving 30% of exploration costs to basin frontiers from money generated from host communities.. And who are those basin frontiers? Ur guess is as gud as mine

It's 3% of exploration cost to the host communities and 30% of profit from sale of oil to the frontier basins.
Using his analogy, out of N100k made by Punch after publishing his article he gets N3k.
If the article gets turned into a movie and makes N100mil the movie director makes N30m while he makes nothing outside the N3k as owner of the story.
That's cheating

Ezedon:
APC govt reasoning through their anus

I bet you didn't read before commenting

All they know is to wail ...


That 3% is even outrageous, greedy ogogoro drinkers

What concerns them with any percentage in the first place, didn't the oil explorers use their own money to explore for oil, so why using our oil money to go waste on a cursed barren land.

Aderewah:
Nigerians react emotionally without reading and clarifying

Blacks don’t read, but they try to act smart.

Blakjewelry:
Why not allow is applicable to the south be in the north? Why 3% here and 30% there are we not in the same country?

read! Read! Read! It won't kill you! You guys just come here to show how dumb you all are. How can there be peace in the country when people reason like this?

Tueh

kponkedenge:
Don't blame the North.... If all the Southern House of Rep Members had voted no, the bill wouldn't have passed.

Some decided to vote for it for whatever reason or reasons.... I heard they collected bribe to pass it, I don't know how true it is.

Go back and read it then relate your comment with what you read.

I'm telling you. Those SS reps are a big disgrace and disappointment. None of them deserve to ever be reelected again for supporting this nonsense bill. I'm suspecting they were heavy bribed to support the bill.

Esseite:
Crying over spilled milk....

- When it was being passed where were your reps, the other southern regions even revolted more than the SS?...
- The 30% exploration and 3% pipeline host favours various regions according to the discretion of presidents on oil exploration, so regional support across board may be minimal honestly.

sunnnnyuu:

Let them inter change it to give 30% to the host community and the 3% to the frontier communities.
Since the host communities are ignorant don't know math

Lol nice, you’re playing a fast one.
They would’ve argued it and be forced to read and understand why the senate representing their region probably voted against it.
Attributes of a typical southerner is; they have preconceptions of the northern intentions and misconceptions on any actions carried by out especially a northern counterpart, they believe a northerner can never make a decision in their best interests in as much as their own reps are the top dogs swindling them because there are a bit politically oriented. If southerners read more than they ignorantly wail, they would probably have a systematic approach to criticism of an action by the government.

tujays:
say no for what exactly? for what seems right or wrong? all these poor people can be very pathetic both in reasoning and in actions. you heard they collected bribe, bribe from your father or from your mother? where you heard that from? from ogogoro joint or palmwine joint? mumu people go dey claim smartness. clowns

It's your stupid parents you should be mentioning and not mine.... I really don't know how some of you just come online, quote a stranger and insult their parents.... Maybe cos you never had respect for yours.... Being a bastard that you are.

The only dumbass I see here is you.... Trying to claim smartness with your one digit IQ.

Nigerians that are not from the SS don't know that Niger Delta lands become slippery during hot sunshine instead of rain. By surprise Nigeria shall be taken unaware when they least expect

GardenOfGod:
The point is that the 3% is greater than the 30%

Young Man, there is no point here, 30% for what, why are they getting 30%? What are they contributing to it?

Besides, in his statement, he said 30% will PROBABLY be less, that means it could be higher.

Now let me explain this in simple terms, if ShopRite says a TV is 70% off! Does that mean it's cheaper, NO! Because, they ShopRite in this case have the actual figure. A TV of 100k, with a 70% off! That means it's 30k, but when they just 70% off! Without telling us what the figure they are calculating with, then a 70% of of 5 million naira for a TV of 100k is day light robbery.

The Federal Government, in this case THE NORTH, know and have the exact figure, it's whatsoever they want it to be, whatever they declare as the figure stand. This is the most ridiculous, selfish, inconsiderate, wicked act I have ever seen. They tried looking for oil in the north with money running into billions of dollars (money gotten from the oil they have no idea where, if I might add), when they couldn't, they look for a way to take a lion share of what doesn't in anyway belongs to them even though without it they already have the lion share.

HOW THE HELL ARE WE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION! NO EXPLANATION REQUIRED, REMOVE THE BILL! AND DESTROY IT FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT!

Esseite:
Crying over spilled milk....

- When it was being passed where were your reps, the other southern regions even revolted more than the SS?...
- The 30% exploration and 3% pipeline host favours various regions according to the discretion of presidents on oil exploration, so regional support for the SS across board may be minimal honestly.

How many rep do we have from SS? Mind you that the bill only needs simple majority to be passed, which they don't have. Secondly, 10% was proposed initially but hippopotamus Lawan and Lilliputian Gbajabiamila changed it after collecting bribe.

Odidigboigbo:
How many rep do we have from SS? Mind you that the bill only needs simple majority to be passed, which they don't have. Secondly, 10% was proposed initially but hippopotamus Lawan and Lilliputian Gbajabiamila changed it after collecting bribe.

The SS had overwhelming support. alongside, the uproar the issue generated could have been latched on to withdraw the bill..

But you cant cry more than the bereaved..

If only they allowed Adaka Boro secede in peace, Niger Delta would have been the most advanced nation in West Africa.

paddyDIGITAL:
Human needs are insatiable. No matter the formula you use in sharing resources, you cannot satisfy everybody.

did you read the post? there is a difference between robbery, injustice and satisfying needs.

Nbotee:
Imagine giving 30% of exploration costs to basin frontiers from money generated from host communities.. And who are those basin frontiers? Ur guess is as gud as mine

According to the narrative it says 30% of profits / dividends from oil (revenue) as against 3% OPEX which is kinda eye opening to me because I always thought both perc were from the revenue. Although it still looks a bit unfair but i find it hard to believe anyway

kponkedenge:


It's your stupid parents you should be mentioning and not mine.... I really don't know how some of you just come online, quote a stranger and insult their parents.... Maybe cos you never had respect for yours.... Being a bastard that you are.

The only dumbass I see here is you.... Trying to claim smartness with your one digit IQ.

still looking for any part in my write up where I insulted your parents tho. I only asked you a simple question If your parents were the ones who gave the bribe and your mumu brain couldn't comprehend it. rather you translated it to Insults on your parents now you see who's IQ is below -0 digit? stop spreading fake news all over social media just to make a cheap points that suits your narratives.

The South South deserves what is happening to them now. Honestly I can not waste my pity on them over this PIB, I am saying this because, even if they don't want to join biafra or oduduwa for agitation for their own republic, but their lawmakers are very quiet in the house. They don't speak out, and their youths are not even shouting and protesting. Not even on social media, you can hardly see them write, if at all they are scared of being killed in a physical display of protest. At least I saw Rep. Ndudim Elumelu walked out in disagreement with the bill, but all other SS rep members were their sitting down like idiots, while the Northern senators and representatives members were busy doing their underground work. For example now, the Igbos and the Yorubas are busy expressing their displeasure and asking for their self determination, but the SS/ND are just keeping quiet and making it look like other southern regions are joking. Anyway enjoy the northern leadership.

midolian:
read! Read! Read! It won't kill you! You guys just come here to show how dumb you all are. How can there be peace in the country when people reason like this?

Tueh

Mumu I read everything careful and I still stand by what I said. Why not just say 3% to oil producing states nationwide. If your head is not paining you shouldn't be saying rubbish.

tujays:
still looking for any part in my write up where I insulted your parents tho. I only asked you a simple question If your parents were the ones who gave the bribe and your mumu brain couldn't comprehend it. rather you translated it to Insults on your parents now you see who's IQ is below -0 digit? stop spreading fake news all over social media just to make a cheap points that suits your narratives.

https://www.nairaland.com/6711514/dollar-bribes-received-lawmakers-pass

http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/20/exposed-dollar-bribes-received-nigerias-senate-president-lawan-house-speaker-gbajabiamila


Now run along.

Flairoqy:

Lol nice, you’re playing a fast one.
They would’ve argued it and be forced to read and understand why the senate representing their region probably voted against it.
Attributes of a typical southerner is; they have preconceptions of the northern intentions and misconceptions on any actions carried by out especially a northern counterpart, they believe a northerner can never make a decision in their best interests in as much as their own reps are the top dogs swindling them because there are a bit politically oriented. If southerners read more than they ignorantly wail, they would probably have a systematic approach to criticism of an action by the government.

If someone comes to your house, sleep with your wife, marry all of your daughter, take your son as slave worker, and tells you he will pay you top dollar to use your land, money he got from your hardworking sons, and even tells you you will get a bigger share of the proceed from your farm!!!!

Do you need to learn how to read to understand that he's not just acting favourably to you, HE IS YOUR bleeping ENEMY! NOTHING ABOUT THIS CAN BE EXPLAINED!!!

You don't need to be intelligent to know, this is bleeping INSANE!

Nothing the NORTH ever does favor anyone else, but them, get it into your thick head, if this bill is passed I can assure you, slavery is the next on their agenda, except you are from the North, in which case get F out of here!

Exactly.
Also the 3% is to be shared to the host communities to do whatever they want.
While the 30% is simply for exploration expenses and it's not to be shared to the communities. Meaning the 30% will be used to discover oil and gas deposit.

But tribalism wont let people read and comprehend. Also the govt should have done better in breaking down the bill in layman terms to sensitize the agitating regions before the issue escalates.

dairykidd:

According to the narrative it says 30% of profits / dividends from oil (revenue) as against 3% OPEX which is kinda eye opening to me because I always thought both perc were from the revenue. Although it still looks a bit unfair but i find it hard to believe anyway

jumper524:
So I finally took my time to read and research fully on this pub bill to know what the controversies is all about.
Here's 2 thing causing controversy.

Frontier Exploration Fund: 30 per cent of NNPC Limited profit×
They are asking of 30% of the funds to NNPC limited profit which is about $15billion yearly to explore other basin where oil is being discovered. Chad, benue, Niger and zamfara basin.
If you ask me, I'll say it's too much.

Host communities to get 3% of NNPC profit for community develop
development
that's about $1.9 billion to be shared amongst communities annually..
That's small if you ask me.

Now the real controversies is that the presidency is proposing 30% Frontier Exploration while the national assembly us proposing 10%. Seems like the president won on this.

Also for host communities southern senators are proposing 5% while northern senators are proposing 3%.
Innitially the bill suggested a 2.5%.

You no Sabi research. You need to go back and redo the research or ask someone to help you.

Better still, read this article well, like three times again to understand.