By Peter Uzoho
Oil communities in Ohaji, Imo State, have threatened to embarked on a non-violent mass protest against alleged negligence and injustice melted out to them by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Seplat Petroleum Development Company, Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, and Sterling Global-four oil producing companies operating in the area.
The Ohaji Development Initiative (ODI), a transformation driver in the area, disclosed the planned protest in a letter written to the four operators, which was signed by its Chairman, Mr. Tony Ogbonnan, and four other officers of the group.
ODI, in the letter made available to THISDAY, which contained its charter of demand to the operators, said the protest would take effect on May 17, 2021, if the operators refused to call for an alignment meeting between their cluster boards and the ODI executives to iron out the grievances of the communities.
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Oil spill detected on Shell facilities in Bayelsa
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The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed an oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the state capital.
The company’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, confirmed the incident in a statement in Yenagoa on Friday, April 2.
Odugbesan said the company got a report of the spill on March 31.
“At about 8.30 am on March 31, a community surveillance vendor reported a leak on the company’s Joint Venture pipeline at Nun River in Bayelsa.
“Following the development, the facility was shut down and full isolation established at 09.45 am.
“The SPDC Oil Spill Response Team was mobilised to the spill site and was able to contain the spill to prevent further spread.