Hundreds of half-Nood women in Peremabiri community in Bayelsa State, Niger Delta, yesterday, staged a protest against non-implementation of an existing agreement by Shell.
The protesters disrupted movement of workers into the oil platforms and boat houses operated by Shell in the area, alleging non-implementation of the memorandum of understanding Shell entered into with the community.
They tied red cloth to block the entrance to the oil platform located within the community.
What is more, the protesting women said that Shell had failed to redeem the two-year-old promise to replace a faulty community generator, renovate existing community school and provide potable water for its host community.
This is what was written on some placards: “Shell: Give us Light”, “Implement MoU or go”, “We need water, Light, School for our children”, etc.
The women claimed that the oil firm had adopted delay tactics to avoid providing the amenities which they said were time-bound.
Commenting on the situation the spokesman for Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Precious Okolobo, urged the aggrieved women to adopt the spelt-out channel of addressing their grievances.
“The SPDC has continued to work with the Peremabiri community on the implementation of the MoU in their area. The MoU model has provision for addressing grievances.”
In terms of the broken down generator at Peremabiri, Okolobo said SPDC procured a new set that is being transported to the area for installation and commissioning.
According to his words, the set is twice the capacity of the bad one, and will be commissioned as soon as possible.
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