Coal Deposit: APC Expresses Concern Over FG’s Branding Of Enugu As Parasitic

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concern over the listing of Enugu State among the states contributing nothing to the Federation Account, in spite of the huge coal deposit worth billions of Dollars in the state yet to be explored.

Addressing the Udi Local Government Area Exco of APC, Enugu State, at 9th Mile Corner, near Enugu on Sunday, the party's spokesman in the South East zone, Mr. Osita Okechukwu recalled that mid-July, a pro-Jonathan group, Committee of Pro- Federal Delegates, National Conference, in an advertorial on how Southern states subsidize Northern states, listed Enugu among the states with zero contribution to the Federation Account.

The party said enough revenue would have been generated from Enugu State had the Federal Government, led by President Goodluck Jonathan, fulfilled his promise to revamp Enugu Coal into Coal- Fired Plant aimed at producing 1000MW of electricity.