 The Senate has rejected a move to include a number of states in the membership of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. This was as the move and rejection led to bickering between Senators Tony Oye and Jibrin Issa. Now, Senator Oye had in his lead debate on the bill seeking for the amendment of the NDDC Act for inclusion of a number of states, being an art producing state argued that a number of deserved membership of the Commission since it has been collecting 13% derivations since 2021 on account of appreciable volume of oil production on a yearly basis. But most of the senators who made contributions on the bill kicked against his argument on the grounds that states like Lagos and Lagos, or states like Kogi and Lagos rather, are not covered by the NDDC operations despite being oil producing ones. In a high move, the President of the Senate, Gatsby-Lagpabio, said if the argument of Senator Oye on proposed membership of a number of states in the NDDC is to be accepted by the Senate, then Lagos states, which has two oil wells in Madagascar, will also clamor for membership of same. What happens in Kogi State is entirely wrong. It's not a business. I'm telling you that if the Commission gets it to me, it shows that Kogi and Lagos will receive it. If that information is wrong, I will get back to Kogi and get the correct information. But that is not what we are saying now. What we are saying now, that is not what we are saying. If you give me a copy until wait now, wait allow me sir, who do the express, I want to correct an impression sir on issue of boundary. That letter you have is addressed to you based on an umbrella, not on Kogi. Let the Senator from Kogi also write like you wrote. You are not hearing what I'm saying, Tony. I would like us to also do justice to other states that are receiving their 13% derivation. I'm aware that Lagos has since been producing oil, both offshore and onshore, but the offshore oil gets 13%, but the offshore is beyond 200 meters isobath, required by law and so they couldn't get 13% on that. The Niger Delta is a geographical expression encompassing the creeks and areas and states that are part of the Niger Delta region. I don't think it would be correct for us because Kogi is producing oil and Zamfara produces oil tomorrow. Bouchie we have already found oil, then we put all of them under Niger Delta. I think we will need a more holistic approach to the law, even in my mind changing the long time of the act. He accordingly put hostage of the bill for second reading with nays from senators against it, overwhelming those in favor of it. I don't think we should be in a hurry to redefine Niger Delta to include Anambra, Gombea, not that bad. Let us put the question. We see which colleagues, those who are in support of the argument that this bill will not read a second time to go for second reading, say aye, those who can say nay, the next topic.