A’Ibom, Rivers feud over oil wells lingers

Guardian

21 March 2011

A’Ibom, Rivers feud over oil wells lingers

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IN its first full reaction to the Supreme Court ruling transferring 86 oil wells from Akwa Ibom State to Rivers State, the Akwa Ibom State government has denied that the state had at any time signed an agreement ceding any of its oil wells to Rivers State.

Akwa Ibom State government was last week ordered by the Supreme Court to hand over 86 oil wells to Rivers State government in a landmark ruling.

The apex court also ordered Akwa Ibom State to pay revenues plus interest accruing from the wells from April 2009 till date.