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Yahaya Bello Hails Buhari Over Kogi’s Recognition As Oil-Producing State

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Published: June 14, 2025
Last updated: June 14, 2025
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, has expressed the state government’s gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition of Kogi as one of the oil-producing states in Nigeria.

Anambra state and Kogi state were recently listed among oil producing states in Nigeria by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

In a statement issued by chief press secretary to the governor, Onogwu Muhammed, the governor was quoted to conveyed his ‘thank you message’ to president Buhari while on a visit to the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

Bello was quoted to have said: “The aim of my visit to Mr President this afternoon was to thank him for the recognition of Kogi State as one of the Oil-producing states in the country. And we also discussed the issue of Ajaokuta Steel Complex which Mr President said all efforts are ongoing to ensure the steel complex comes up before the end of his administration,”

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“The Ibaji oil crisis had been on for a while and has led to large scale destruction of property with the loss of many lives. The Odeke and Aguleri communities of Kogi and Anambra states laid exclusive claim to the ownership of the oil in the disputed area which has been finally resolved in favour of both states,”

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“By history, the exploration of crude oil in Ibaji Local Government Area which comes under Anambra Basin in geological terms started in 1952 in the villages of Odeke, Echeno, Ihile, Anocha/Uchuchu, Omabo, Ikah, Iregwu and Ujeh all in Ibaji community of the present-day Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.

“Between 1952 and 1986 three companies namely; Shell BP (now SPDC), ELF (now Total Fina Elf) and AGIP Energy have drilled 25 exploration wells, 2 appraisal wells and 8-core drill wells in the entire Basin out of which majority of the wells fall into Kogi State.” the statement partly read.

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