 And in Bayelsa, every 16th of May, they celebrate Major Isaac Jasper Borough, an Ijo Hero who fought for the emancipation of the Niger Delta people. His agitations were for equity, justice, freedom, resource control, and against the exploitation of oil and gas resources in the region. Speaking during this year's Borough Day celebration in Yenegua, the State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ekwo Jakbo, advised youths in the region to emulate the character of the Ijo Hero rather than perpetuating crime in the society. The Deputy Governor also called on the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tanubu, to increase the statutory allocation of 13% derivation formula to between 30 and 50% for oil-producing states when he assumes office. To know that their energy is more needed now than ever and the energy we need is a positive energy, not a negative energy. Borough was not dishonest, Borough was not a cultist, Borough was not a militant, Borough was not a part-timer, Borough was not a kidnapper, Borough was not an amrober. So how are you should recalibrate their energy and make it positive? Bola Tanubu has been one of those who have been talking about resource control. We want to see how he manifests resource control now that he has moved into the region. To do it without consultation, to do it without any coordination and without any body's collaboration, he should be able to do this ago. So this is his first asking test. To know that he will offer the derivation for 30% to a minimum of 30% to start with and before he does office, 50%. The movement for the survival of Ison Ethnic Nationality in Niger Delta, Morsiand and the Eugeo Youth Council called for compensation for gas flaring, environmental degradation and requested that oil companies operating in the Niger Delta relocate their headquarters to Bayalsa State. They lamented that 55 years after the death of Isaac Borough, the region was still lagging behind. We saw ownership. They're not talking about restructuring. They're not talking about how they can pacify, how they can make the various minority groups to feel among. Numerical strength is not all it takes to build the social economic foundation of this nation. It takes economical strength, it takes intellectual strength and the nation has contributed immensely to what starts. So why should we not be giving our rights? Today, it's a sub-reflection for us. Even as we await a government that is coming in, we want to see the issues of environmental degradation. It's an agitation. We are just an entity. For the Niger man, and let it be on record once again. Isaac Borough did not only agitate for the government. Isaac Borough agitated for the entire emancipation of the Niger Delta across the border. Therefore, his celebration does not end here. His celebration costs across the Niger Delta States because Isaac Borough speaks for all as hundreds within the Niger Delta. Be sure to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.