Daily Trust (Abuja)

Nigeria: Cross River Denies Holding Secret Meeting With Akwa Ibom Over Oil Wells

By Eyo Charles, 20 August 2012
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Oil rig in Nigeria

Calabar — Cross River State Commissioner for Information, Akin Rickett, has denied reports that his state government met with the government of Akwa Ibom State secretly with a view to resolving issues surrounding the 76 oil wells amicably.

Speaking to our correspondent yesterday in Calabar, Chief Rickett said, "It is not true that we are holding discussions discreetly with Akwa Ibom State government over the 76 oil wells. However, there is absolutely nothing wrong with our state using alternative routes to an amicable resolution on the oil wells saga, or indeed any other matter."

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