Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark is very angry with the Senate and Federal House of Representatives members over the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

He said; “It is satanic, unjust, embarrassing. But you Mr. Senate President, the Right Honourable Speaker and some of your colleagues in the National Assembly have further shown your disdain for the Niger Delta.”

“The people of the Niger Delta have had enough of this colonial and oppressive mentality of our Northern brothers and friends.”

“Today, the north controls the Oil Sector, even though day-to-day operations are being handled by the International Oil Companies (IOCs) on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.”

“The 3 percent and 5 percent of operating expenditure granted to host communities, including the 30 percent provision for Frontier Exploration Fund is total rubbish.”

“There should be a review of the PIB to reflect nothing less than 10 per cent of operating cost for oil-bearing communities.”