FRESH crisis has rocked the committee on devolution of power at the ongoing national conference over resource control and revenue derivation principle.
Indications also emerged on Monday that the South-West delegates had dumped the South-South on the agitation for resource control.
The meeting, held behind closed door, was said to be confrontational, with shouting match and hot exchange of words between the northern delegates and delegates from South-South.
After seven hours of deliberations, the committee emerged without a decision on the twin issues of derivation principle and resource control.
But the co-chairman of the committee, Chief Victor Attah expressed optimism that there would be a compromise on the controversial issue.
He said a small committee had been set up to harmonise all divergent views on the matter.
The committee could equally not resolve the argument and counter-argument by some delegates from different geo-political zones that the onshore-offshore oil dichotomy be reintroduced in states which minerals were located off the coasts of their states.
Most of the members declined comments when asked to speak on their individual positions on the issues that had attracted intense debate for three days.
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