Nigeria, May 21 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has asked the federal government to include the state in the disbursement of 13 per cent oil revenue share in line with the Derivation Principle as provided in the 1999 Constitution.

Mr Mbah spoke when he received the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) at the Government House in Enugu on Tuesday.

RMAFC is Nigeria's agency that oversees the revenues accruing to various governments and disbursement of such funds from the Federation Account.

The agency, in December 2022, recognised Enugu as an oil-producing state, which ultimately makes the South-eastern state eligible to receive 13% oil revenue.

Mr Mbah, while rec...