 An emergency general assembly of Pan Niger Delta Forum Pandep has held virtually on Monday. The National Chairman of Pandep is Senator Emmanuel Evo Ecien. The meeting extensively discussed the bill cited as Constitution Alteration Bill 2021. Part of the resolution is that the principle of the Pan Niger Delta Forum Pandep has demanded for an upward review of their 13 percent derivation to 50 percent. This was part of the resolutions at an emergency general meeting held virtually. They also agreed that the people of Niger Delta will no longer tolerate further economic emasculation. Pandep implored President Mohammad Buhari and the National Assembly to focus attention on addressing the fundamental issues confronting the country. Well, I'm being joined now by Mr Ken Robinson, a National Publicity Secretary of Pandep. He's joining me on phone call. Mr Ken, we take you back to the story where Pandep is demanding a 50 percent derivation and this was part of the resolution of an emergency general assembly held virtually today. They also agreed that the people of the Niger Delta will no longer tolerate further emasculation. I am being joined now by Mr Ken Robinson, is a National Publicity Secretary of Pan Niger Delta Forum. Mr Ken Robinson, are you with us now on call? Thank you so much for this opportunity. Thank you for joining us tonight. Thank you for joining us tonight Mr Robinson. The first question I'm throwing to you is that the union Pandep is asking for an upward review of the 13 percent derivation to 50 percent. Would you mind telling us how achievable this is? Let us not forget or let us rather remind ourselves that that's what it used to be at independence, even before independence, the 1963 constitution, the 1963 constitution accommodates 50 percent derivation principles. When cocoa and granite and corn and palm oil in the east, 50 percent derivation was what the country operated. When oil was discovered in a library by other states, we find ourselves that derivation principles were suppressed. Degree 51 of 1969 took away the right of the people of the Niger Delta to benefit much money from the resources that God has blessed them with. And since then, in this maintenance state, we've proven the resources of the Niger Delta people without any cognitive benefits for the people of the Niger Delta. That's what it forms, the decision of today. And it's not just the decision of today, we only restricted the decision and the demand of the people of the Niger Delta. Don't forget that the governors also made that demand a few days ago when the regional location and mobilization committee or commission had a public hearing. Okay, let me take you to the point of the region suffering all spills over the years. And there's been promise upon promise by various governments to clean up the region. Of course, considering the health implications of residents of all of these places that are suffering all spillage, what exactly do you think would be happening to the region in no time soon? Would there be a solution eventually? Especially with this new upward review that you're calling for? All that the Niger Delta people want is what this continues to be. In the north, with the 50% realization, they're able to establish institutions and provide a massive scholarship, educational scholarship to their people. The same thing happens in the west. And now it advances its people because of realization and the money and the resources that they're having. But when it came to the turn of oil, don't forget at some point it was zero realization. And then sometimes it became 1% and then it was 3%. And it is now 30% by reason of the 1990 constitution that amended. Now, the idea is a substantial attempt that some citizens who deny not all members of the out of rest are sponsoring a deal to delete section 162, subsection 2, the ideals with the presidential proposal from the 1999 constitution that amended. The people of the Niger Delta consider that a legislative coup against the Thailand gas-producing states and regions of Nigeria. And we are saying that any attempt to go ahead with that deal is a cause to an attack. Now, what can let me thank you so much so far. But what's your assessment of the performance of the Ministry of the Niger Delta? If PANDEF is now demanding upward review of the 13% derivation, looking at the earth implication and other things that the region has been clamoring for, what exactly would you say that the Niger Delta Ministry has been doing in that region? The Niger Delta Ministry, or the Ministry of the Niger Delta Affairs as we call it, and the NGDC and all the intervention agencies are under the control of the Nigerian state. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria appoints the Minister, assigns representatives to the Ministry, and the staff of those ministries are people from all parts of Nigeria. So how those ministries perform what they do is not entirely an issue or within the powers of the Niger Delta people to determine or control. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria owns that authority. So in those ministries and agencies frame, is the President of Nigeria that explains the people of Nigeria Delta. Thank you so much, Mr. Camus. Thank you. We'll cut you at this point. Thank you so much for joining us on tonight's news and thank you for also telling us more about this demand. That's Mr Ken Robinson, the public city secretary of Pandem. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. 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