The Cross River Government has given reasons for rejecting the N250 million which the Akwa Ibom Government offered as monthly grant for settlement for the loss of 76 oil wells.
The government said on Friday in Calabar that it was a degrading offer which portrayed the leadership of Cross River as opportunistic and irresponsible. The government's position was disclosed by Mr Attah Ochinke, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice at a press conference.
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