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N-Delta Civil Society Writes Tinubu, Demands Direct 13% Derivation Funds to Oil-Producing Communities

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The Niger Delta Civil Society Forum (NDCSF) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to apply the same constitutional firmness he recently demonstrated on local government autonomy by directing that the 13 per cent derivation funds be paid directly to oil-producing host communities. The group said the continued payment of the constitutionally guaranteed derivation funds to state governments amounts to a long-standing injustice against communities whose natural resources sustain the Nigerian economy. In a statement issued on Monday in Warri Delta State, the National Coordinator of the forum, Comrade Ezekiel Kagbala, reacted to President Tinubu’s directive to the 36 state governors to release local government allocations in compliance with a Supreme Court judgment. He argued that the President should extend such decisive action to the implementation of Section 162(2) of the 1999 Constitution, which provides for the principle of derivation. According to Kagbala, the Constitut...
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N-Delta Civil Society Forum Appeals to President Tinubu, Warns Against Continued Diversion of 13% Derivation Funds

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The Niger Delta Civil Society Forum (NDCSF), Ondo State chapter, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently address what it describes as the “persistent injustice” in the administration of the 13 percent derivation fund, warning that communities may be compelled to seek international intervention if the Federal Government fails to correct the long-standing anomaly. The call was made on Monday during a press conference in Ilaje, Ondo State, led by the state coordinator of the Forum, Comrade Mrs. Ilemobayo Ojalatan, alongside the secretary, Revd. Apostle Tayedolu Jato, and spokesperson, Revd. Banjo Ikuelogbon. The group also addressed an open letter to President Tinubu, the National Assembly, and the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), urging immediate enforcement of direct payment of derivation funds to oil, gas, and mineral-producing communities. According to the Forum, the continued channelling of the 13% derivation fund through stat...
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NDDI Demands Full Enforcement of 13% Derivation Law, Faults Government Over Mismanagement of Oil-Producing Communities Funds

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The Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI) has renewed its call for the Federal Government to ensure the full, lawful, and transparent implementation of the 13% derivation fund, insisting that oil-bearing communities continue to suffer severe neglect despite decades of revenue allocations supposedly meant for their development. This stance follows a formal document issued by several Niger Delta host-community groups, calling for sweeping reforms, including the establishment of a 13% Derivation Board in each oil-producing state and a Presidential Monitoring Committee to enforce accountability in the management of the funds. The NDDI rejects the N141.36 billion being paid as the 13% derivation fund to state government in October 2025 by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), describing it as unconstitutional and unjust to the welfare of oil-producing communities. The Coordinator, Comrade Marvelous Doboro, while briefing newsmen today in Abuja, said: “The relea...
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13% Derivation: NDCSF urges FG to halt payment to State Governments, seeks Presidential Intervention

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Abuja, Nigeria — The Niger Delta Civil Society Forum (NDCSF), Rivers State chapter, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately stop channeling the 13 percent derivation fund through state governments.  The group insists that "the existing system is unconstitutional and deprives oil-producing communities of the resources meant to address decades of environmental, economic, and infrastructural neglect". The call was made at a press conference in Asokoro, Abuja, where the Rivers State Coordinator of NDCSF, Comrade Bernice Tamuno-Obukorubo, stoutly condemned what she described as the “illegal and unconstitutional diversion of derivation funds away from the primary resource-bearing communities". According to Tamuno-Obukorubo, the 13 percent derivation fund—designed to compensate oil, gas, and mineral-producing communities—was never intended to be paid to state governments. “The payment of the 13 percent derivation fund through state governments is ...
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FG, National Assembly Must End State Hijack of 13% Derivation, Create Derivation Fund Boards Now

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The alarm raised by the Niger Delta Civil Society Forum (NDCSF) over the payment of N141.36 billion in 13% derivation funds to state governments in the October 2025 FAAC allocation has once again exposed a long-standing structural injustice in Nigeria’s fiscal system.  For more than three decades, a constitutional provision designed to compensate resource-bearing communities has been systematically diverted into state coffers with little or no impact on the people whose lands and waters bear the brunt of extraction. Section 162(2) of the 1999 Constitution is explicit: the 13% derivation exists as a form of compensation for oil-bearing communities.  These are the communities whose environment is polluted, whose farmlands are damaged, and whose rivers and creeks are contaminated by decades of oil and gas activities.  Yet, nowhere does the Constitution state that these funds should be administered by state governments.  Despite this, billions of naira contin...
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N-Delta Civil Society Forum Condemns Payment of N141.36bn 13% Derivation to State Govts, insists on Direct Allocation to Oil-Producing Communities

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The Niger Delta Civil Society Forum (NDCSF), a coalition of civil society organisations drawn from Delta, Edo, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ondo and other states in the oil-rich region, has stoutly condemned the payment of N141.36 billion being 13% derivation funds to state governments in the October 2025 revenue allocation, describing the practice as "unconstitutional, unjust, and detrimental to the welfare of oil-producing communities". According to the Forum, Section 162(2) of the 1999 Constitution clearly mandates the 13% derivation as compensation for resource-bearing communities that suffer environmental degradation, land depletion, pollution, loss of livelihoods, and other socio-economic hardships resulting from oil, gas, and mineral exploration. The Forum expressed deep dissatisfaction over the continued transfer of derivation funds to state governments despite decades of alleged mismanagement, non-transparency, and failure to deliver meaningfu...
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VELDANDO INTERNATIONAL LTD CEO CONGRATULATES DELTA GOVERNOR ON DEVELOPMENTAL STRIDES

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The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Veldando International Limited, on the occasion of his birthday celebration on Tuesday, extended warm congratulations to the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, in recognition of his remarkable achievements, steadfast commitment to development, and giant strides toward realizing the SMART Agenda for better governance in the state. In his goodwill message, the CEO commended the governor for his visionary leadership, people-oriented policies, and sustained efforts in transforming key sectors such as infrastructure, education, health, and youth empowerment. He noted that Governor Oborevwori under the APC administration has continued to demonstrate transparency, inclusiveness, and dedication to the welfare of Deltans, reflecting true leadership anchored on service and progress. “Your Excellency’s unwavering drive toward sustainable development and the actualization of the SMART Agenda stand as a testament to...
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