The House of Representatives has shut down a motion asking the Federal Government to declare Bauchi State as an oil-producing state. A member from Bauchi State, Yakubu Abdullahi, moved the motion for the federal government to declare the state an oil producer and extend the 13 per cent derivation to it. READ ALSO: PDP appoints Abdullahi Ibrahim new Senate deputy minority whip, replaces Sahabi Ya’u Mr Abdullahi argued that “oil exploration in Bauchi State commenced in 2018 and up till today it is still ongoing but no official report on whether the...