Seplat paid an aggregate sum of $1.7bn (more than the combined 2020 budget proposals for Edo and Delta State) to the Nigerian government and agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) between 2016 and 2018 for OMLs 4,38, and 41. Yet, there is still so much poverty and underdevelopment amidst plenty.
