Soku oilfield
23 Dec 2022
Bayelsa State Government has again called on Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to comply with an order of the Supreme Court on the disputed Soku Oil and Gas Fields, which ownership is in contention between Bayelsa and Rivers states.
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