Drama As Angry Youths Shut Oil Production Facility In Bayelsa

Date: 15-07-2022 6:30 pm (1 year ago) | Author: Abasiodu Sunday
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Some irate youths from Koluama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have gone wild in protest, The Nation reports.

The youths shut down oil facility operated by ConOil Producing Plc over alleged non-implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with host communities.

It was gathered the breached oil facility, Ango 2 field, operated by Conoil since 2013 has a crude oil production capacity of over 30,000 barrels per day.

It was also gathered the aggrieved indigenes comprising women, youths and elders, caught the security personnel stationed at the facility unawares.

The protesters were said to have invaded the place brandishing placards with inscriptions such as ‘No MoU, No Crude oil exploration’, ‘ConOil pack, and go, we are tired of suffering’ and “Koluama people are suffering” and demanded the shutdown of operations at the facility.

The protest by the aggrieved community indigenes was also backed by the members of the Koluama Oil and Gas Committee (KOGC).

The KOGC insisted that the oil firm failed in the implementation of the MoU which spelt out social obligations of the oil firm to its host communities.

The Chairman, KOGC, Chief Jonathan Amabebe, said some of the community’s demands included clean-up of oil spill sites in the various communities and carrying out medical outreach to communities affected by oil spillages.

Amabebe noted that other demands were issuance of employment letter to one of the community’s qualified indigenes, who was successful in Conoil’s last employment exercise in 2015 and award of contract across the five host communities in Koluama Clan — Tamazo, Koluama 1, Koluama 2, Olobia and Kalaweiama, embedded in the MoU among others

Technical Assistant to Special Adviser to the Governor on Oil and Gas, Prince Tare Ekubo,​ ​ said the community had sent several warnings and letters to the oil major.

Ekubo wondered that despite those warnings, intervention by government, meetings with the firm’s management to ensure that the relationship between both parties did not degenerate, the oil company had allegedly refused to implement decisions reached hence the community’s action.

He however, said the Bayelsa State government would engage both parties to resolve the lingering issues once and for all.

When contacted on the phone, spokesman for Conoil, Richard Edegbai, dismissed the protest, saying it was just a minor disagreement.

“It is not a protest at all. It is just a minor disagreement and we will resolve it,” he stated.

Posted: at 15-07-2022 06:30 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
- gogoman at 15-07-2022 07:29 PM (1 year ago)
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Oh, Southern Ijaw youth... going berserk when running out of money..... i guess they need cash again....... Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 15-07-2022 07:29 PM (1 year ago) | Grande Master
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- Jiiitk4 at 16-07-2022 12:02 AM (1 year ago)
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Quote from: gogoman on 15-07-2022 07:29 PM
Oh, Southern Ijaw youth... going berserk when running out of money..... i guess they need cash again....... Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

Don't mind lazy fools. Oil oil oil  all the time.
Posted: at 16-07-2022 12:02 AM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac
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