 A South-South Steak Holders group, the Mangrove People Leadership Initiative, has asked the President, Mohamed Goharitio, to decline his assent to the Controversial Pachelon Industry Bill passed by the National Assembly. The MAPLI also rejected a 3% allocated for host communities and the 30% proposed for oil exploration activities in the frontier basins contained in the harmonized PIB. The group made its position known in a communique-read-to-journalist after its two-day-second South-South grassroots conference in Yanagwa, the Biosas State Capitol. With a theme, South-Souths and the politics of the PIB, the National Secretary of the group Mfawa of Fegobi, who read the communique, said the region would not accept anything less than 10% for the oil-bearing communities. Don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.