Since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1999, the sharing of oil revenue has remained a very contentious issue between oil-producing states and the Federal Government.

Stakeholders in Niger Delta have cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against signing the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), alleging that it seeks to privatise the country’s oil and gas assets and to further impoverish the people of the region.

A former Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Development Division, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Joseph Ellah, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari...