But resentment of northerners’ perceived dominance of national politics runs deep in the south, particularly in the Niger Delta, where 50 years of uncontrolled oil production has resulted in polluted farmlands and deepening poverty. The ethnic minority groups that inhabit the area complain that the current revenue-allocation formula, which leaves Nigeria’s oil-producing states with only 13% of oil revenue, is grossly unfair and insufficient compensation for the damaged ecology they endure.
但是北方这种自以为掌控着国内政治的做法换来的却是南方的极力抵制，特别是在尼日尔三角洲地区——在该地区，50多年的滥采石油已经导致了耕地污染，贫穷加剧的恶果。世代居住在那里的少数民族指责当前的利润分配方式非常不公平，而且不足以弥补生态破坏给他们带来的灾难。根据当前的利润分配模式，尼日利亚各产油州仅能获得石油工业总利润的13%。