No Excuses, I Asked for the Job i Campaigned for it. Don’t Pity Me, We have Many Problems to Solve - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
No Excuses, I Asked for the Job i Campaigned for it. Don’t Pity Me, We have Many Problems to Solve
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Bayelsa communities, we will shut down Agip operations over spill, MoU
The Ijaw Youth Cuncil (IYC) worldwide has called on the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to observe international best practices in its operations to avoid a shut down of its activities. The body wants the oil giant to comply with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered with its host communities to avoid conflicts. The President of IYC, Eric Omare, stated this after some communities in Bayelsa State threatened to shut down NAOC’s operations over a recent pipeline explosion. The Ayamassa-Toumo trunk line exploded and caught fire for two days until Agip contractors came and put off the fire without a word to the community. It caused damages to both farming and aquatic life, leaving the entire town of Ayamasa in Ekeremor local government area in palpable fear. Community leaders of Ogboinbiri and Azuzuama communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State had protested to the IYC over ill-treatment given to them, threatening to shut down Agip operations in thei...
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