PIB: Bayelsa Senator tackles Dickson as tension rises over 3% equity for Host Communities
Daily Post Nigeria Published Senator Biobarakuma Wangagha Degi-Eremienyo has lashed at a former governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial district, Seriake Dickson for making inflammatory statements that could lead to a fresh crisis in the Niger Delta. Senator Dickson had warned that the Petroleum Industry Bill which was passed into law by the National Assembly last week could trigger crisis in the Niger Delta region. He argued that the 3% equity for the development of Host Communities against the 5% was not in the interest of the Niger Delta people while describing the develo...