Just ln: OML40, Belief-Gbene Community Extends Three Days Ultimatum, Gives Additional 3Days Grace To Polobubo/Opuama Communities To Correct Abnormalities, Sets Up Monitoring Committees

Just ln: OML40, Belief-Gbene Community Extends Three Days Ultimatum, Gives Additional 3Days Grace To Polobubo/Opuama Communities To Correct Abnormalities, Sets Up Monitoring Committees

Francis Tayor

Warri_____ As the three days ultimatum earlier issued to Polobubo/Opuama Communities on monday this week in regards to the short changed of Belief-Gbene Community over the OML40 Dredging/Pipeline Installation job compensational funds to impacted host communities in Egbema Kingdom elapsed yesterday, the entire Belief-Gbene community have unanimously resolved to add another three working days after a crucial meeting held on the 16th October, 2019, in order to settle peacefully due to the intervention of Concerned Citizens of Egbema Kingdom (CCGK) on the matter.

Speaking to our correspondent after the meeting, the Chairman of Belief-Gbene Community, Comrade Famous Belief Wonikiri-ebi, said the temporary grace given to the compensation/rights hijackers and misappropriators was as result of the timely intervention of CCEK to address the lingering dispute amicably without resulting to crisis. We believe in the words of our respected leader of Concerned Citizens of Egbema Kingdom, Mr. Benjamin Ofiyai, and justice must prevailed at end of the day, hence we ceasefire for peace to reign in our communities.

In their resolution, they said; " We the entire Belief-Gbene community warri north delta state have unanimously resolved after an exclusive meeting held today 16th Oct 2019 to add another three working days to the three days ultimatum issued earlier on Monday 14th of October, 2019 to the compensation/right hijackers and misappropriators which takes effect from Thursday 17th October, 2019 to Monday 21st October, 2019.

However, this temporary grace was giving; as a result of a timely intervention by renounced groups and peace advocates of Nigeria which was well deliberated on by the community before approval even as we received one of groups latter early this morning signed by the group president Mr Benjamin Ofiyai of Concerned Citizens Egbema Kingdom CCEK and others which was declined.

It's of the above acceptable reason that we concluded adding three working days as extensional grace to the oil committees of Opuama and Polobubo led by Chief Johnbull Adaun and Mr Boro Ologun respectively to tender the signed original documents of the dredging, drilling, pipeline installation and exploration job/process at NPDC/ELCREST OML40, pay us our compensational funds from the #248,000,000 /channel to us all necessities that are acrued to our community; impact assessment/local content and all necessary benefits from inception to date unreservedly.

Even as we setup an action and monitoring committees respectively for an achievable purpose; both was given different functions participate when the need arises.

Conclusively, NPDC/ ELCREST should be also ready for a reflect reaction as double-dealers are warn not play with our collective interest and sensibility, the statement adds."

Signed:

Comrade Famous Belief Wonikiri-ebi,
Chairman Belief-Gbene Community.