Oil-rich Eba Island belongs to Ogun, not Ondo – Ogun Waterside monarchs, leaders …warn against territorial expansion, threats to national assets Traditional rulers and leaders of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State have firmly declared that the oil-rich Eba Island, site of the newly approved commercial oil drilling project, is indisputably part of Ogun State, warning against what they described as “spurious claims” and “dangerous threats” from neighbouring Ilaje people in Ondo State. The declaration followed Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun’s January 22 announcement confirming that Ogun had officially joined Nigeria’s oil-producing states after presidential approval for commercial drilling at Eba. The approval was granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after due diligen...