Read Buhari’s Statement Stirring Debate On Social Media -

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday made a statement that is presently the subject of much debate on social media.

According to a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said at a Town Hall meeting with Nigerians living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: “The theft of the oil market by some Nigerians that happen to live there (Niger Delta) who feel that the oil belongs to them and not the country is an irritating thing for those of us who participated in the civil war for 30 months in which at least two million Nigerians were killed.”

Some of the pithiest comments on social media are…

Re: Irritating For Niger Deltans To Lay Claim To The Oil In Their Community – Buhari by Izontubo(m): 11:49am

he cant say that…

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Re: Irritating For Niger Deltans To Lay Claim To The Oil In Their Community – Buhari by Pidggin(f): 12:43pm

The Oil belongs to Niger Delta, if anyone feels otherwise they can go and take the oil without compensating our natives.

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Re: Irritating For Niger Deltans To Lay Claim To The Oil In Their Community – Buhari by nwadiuko1(m): 12:37pm

I think buhari is right here…….just like lagos belongs to no one

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The oil does not belong to the people of the Niger Delta. It belongs to Nigeria . This is clear and ongoing. Nigeria has abused the land of the Niger Delta people and should be paying rent for surface rights and access rights. However where the oil is ; in the deep dark bowels of the earth 2km down is not Niger Delta at all
The oil belongs to the FG by law and shared with the companies that risked billions of dollars to look for the oil and are keeping hardworking engineers and scientists busy 24/7 for years to produce it. That business takes years to even break even and start making profit.

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crixtex:

If Nigeria divides today.. who will it belong to??

Very intelligent question .
The oil reverts to the legal entity that replaces Nigeria.
However if Nigeria divides, (which will never happen) legally the FG and Shell/Agip/Total/Local oil producing companies are going you slap a law suit on the entity that claims ownership and ask for compensation running into hundreds of billions. Let me tell you, as at now Shell is claiming a part of the crude oil reserves in many countries as part of its company assets. Those reserves are in many Sovereign countries where they have formed JV or are doing PSC. Part Niger Delta oil reserves are being quoted (legally) as Shell held reserves. No law broken. They have spent billions of dollars on exploration.
God has not created another planet for Nigerians so that we can escape international law and ways of going things.

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