Oil Wells Dispute: Why C/River–A/Ibom Tensions Demand Urgent Federal Intervention

Oil Wells Dispute: Why C/River–A/Ibom Tensions Demand Urgent Federal Intervention

A renewed dispute over oil wells between Cross River and Akwa Ibom states is fast evolving into a complex political, legal and economic contest, one that analysts warn could deepen tensions in Nigeria’s oil-producing region if not urgently addressed at the highest level of government. At the centre of the controversy is Cross River’s intensifying push to be recognised as an oil-producing state, anchored on claims of abandoned, capped and potenti…