Press Release
27th December, 2019
Ojobo Vs SPDC, IYC Throws Weight Behind Host Community, Warns Nigerian Army Against Any Genocidal Attempt___ Oweilaemi Pereotubo Esq, IYC President Worldwide
Francis Tayor
The siege on SPDC platform at Beniseide Flow Station by Ojobo Community should not be given aggressive response. The people who are the host community to the SPDC's platform are only embarking on a peaceful protest which is within the ambit of the laws.
SPDC should immediately look into their complaints, given rise to the peaceful protest and occupation of the platform. It is evident that Shell has not adequately discharged its corporate responsibilities to Ojobo Community in spite of the economic wealth it is getting from the Community.
Ojobo people will not leave the platform until their demands are met. What is delaying the Ojobo Cluster Gas Turbine Project even when Federal Government has given approval to it? The Community is in darkness. There is no portable water to drink. The Company should address the concerns of the people instead of bullying them. They're only drawing the world's attention to the sorry state the Ijaws are passing through in the hands of the multi national oil companies and their Nigerian collaborators.
The Ijaw nation is solidly behind the peaceful protest embarked upon by Ojobo people at Beniseide Flow Station. Any attempt to use force on them will be resisted. The security agencies should be warned. They should not commit themselves as willing tools in the hands of SPDC to ferment strife in the Community. Let us be guided by the history of our recent past. We need peace in the Niger Delta.
Signed:
Pereotubo Oweilaemi, Esq.,
President, IYC Worldwide.
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