Akwa Ibom community threatens to shut oil firms for allegedly boycotting meetings

to shut the operations of some oil firms in their community over alleged refusal to attend meetings called to address issues affecting them.

Other companies in the oil drilling deal partnering with Nigeria petroleum development company include Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Ltd and Natural Oil Field Services Ltd, while NNPCL remains the sole owner and licensed operator of the oil mining field in Iko Town . “Environmental advocates described environment as life; it’s the basis of sustenance. It’s from it that it inhabitants eke out a living. The environment is very central to people’s existence. We make bold to state that your businesses have left out client more impoverished and their environment rendered in hospitable.”

“Shell blindfolded our forefathers after the civil war . They invaded Iko Town in Eastern Obolo local government , Akwa Ibom state . They started onshore oil exploration and drilling without any MOU with our people as they were illiterate fishermen.

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