Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that no law in Nigeria permits Zamfara State Government to control and manage gold deposits in the State.
Okowa, who expressed concerns over monopolistic resource control of the northern state noted that south-south governors will soon take up the matter with the Federal Government.
The governor, while speaking at his 2020 Quarterly Media Interaction in Asaba, the State capital, maintained that what Zamfara was doing was clearly an illegality, warning that if the matter was not properly addressed, South -South governors would have no option than to assume control of oil and gas in their States.
According to the governor, We cannot apply laws in our nation to the point that it becomes discriminatory; because if people are allowed to process for their solid minerals, they should also be allowed to do same for their oil. So, we are going to be very hard and try to make our voice as strong as possible during the meeting.
