The human rights activist stated this in a letter dated March 20, 2019, and addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said President’s action has violated Section 16 of the Constitution which prohibited the concentration of wealth in the hands of few individuals or group.REQUEST TO STOP ALLOCATING OIL BLOCKS TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE BODIES While commending Your Excellency for the courageous decision we urge the Federal government to desist from renewing the remaining licences of other oil block owners in the country.
Furthermore, the allocation of oil blocks to a few individuals and corporate bodies by the Federal Government constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental rights of the Nigerian people to freedom from discrimination, equal right of access to public property and in the equal enjoyment of the common heritage of mankind as well as the right to social, economic and cultural development guaranteed by articles 2, 13, 22 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights Act.
I agree with you The wealth of the nation should not be in hand of individual Therefore, the oil block must be revoked without delay Well done Mr Falana and follow the matter to a logical conclusion
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