WorldStage Newsonline— The Forum of South-South Governors Forum has restated its demand for restructuring and 13 per cent derivation from the Federal Government.
Spokesperson for the Forum in Port Harcourt, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, said after a one day meeting that the demand was in the spirit and clamour for restructuring and in line with true federalism.
He said that the forum also demanded for a 13 per cent derivation from the one billion dollars withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government for security.
He said that the demand was in accordance with constitutional provision.
Dickson said that the forum was not against the amount withdrawn by the Federal Government to fight insecurity in the country.
He noted that the forum expressed support for the devolution of powers among the federating States.
The forum, he said, called for the withdrawal from the National Assembly a bill on the management and administration of water resources.
