Bayelsa: Oil communities, firms differ on migration to PIA template

Oil communities in Bayelsa have resisted moves by oil firms to suspend social obligations under the old Global Memorandum of Understanding for the new template in Petroleum Industry Act , 2021.

The concern for the continuation of the GMoU projects cut across oil communities in Ogbia, Yenagoa, Brass, Nembe, Ogbia, Southern Ijaw and Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Mr Okala Precious, a representative of the Kolo, Creek Cluster communities, said they were angry over the failure of SPDC to restore electricity supply to the area despite several meetings.

The EA host communities are kicking against the composition of the EA HCDT which clustered 12 communities as incorporated by SPDC. Mr Timothy Geregere, a representative of the seven host communities, said that the meeting between SPDC officials and the communities to resolve the face-off on May 30 was futile.

Reacting to concerns of discarding the GMoU projects, Mr Michael Adande, Spokesman for SPDC, said that the company would continue with the approved projects under the old GMoU template.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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