Former Nigerian President’s Resource Control Comment Condemned

The Ijaw National Congress has condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent comment on resource control at an event in Abuja. <br />Obasanjo says resources in any part of the country should be enjoyed by all Nigerians. <br />The President of the INC, Benjamin Okaba, however, condemned the former President for his remark against the National Secretary of the group, <br />He explained that the former President in an ungentlemanly manner tackled Wodu at the event. <br />He added that the ethnic nationality will not be intimidated by the antics of Obasanjo to keep silent on the issues affecting their people and the Niger Delta region at large. <br />Okaba stated that the INC considers Obasanjo’s claims on resource ownership as pernicious, provocative, and wicked as it negates the decades-long derivation principle which was pegged at 100 per cent in 1946.