Expressing their anger, the villagers said it was embarrassing that they had been strangled by government for several months by the non-payment of compensation to them as agreed over the demolition and destruction of the houses and farm crops years after they were persuaded to abandon their homes and business premises to allow government carry on with its projects.

A break down of the recurrent expenditure indicated that internally generated revenue (IGR) will account for N339,400,000.00, statutory allocation (state), NI00,000,000.00, statutory allocation from the federal government N1,000,000.000.00 , VAT N208,000,000.00, special grant N200,000,000.00 and excess crude disbursement N900,000,000.00.

The state legislators also resolved to meet with their counterparts within the State Houses of Assembly in the South-South, with a view to collectively march against what it described as federal government’s snubbish attitude about the region.

In a statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Comrades Emmanuel Moroh and Gbabo Tarila respecti-vely, the group urged the Federal Government to continually liaise with Niger Delta stakeholders and leaders of thoughts in the region.

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