After Two-Year Tests, Forensic Experts Indict Oil Multinationals For 'Oil Terrorism' In Bayelsa | Sahara Reporters “The oil companies are not investing in the state, but engaged in oil terrorism and destroying the state and the people...READ MORE:
After Two-Year Tests, Forensic Experts Indict Oil Multinationals For 'Oil Terrorism' In Bayelsa
According to Mrs. Crooks, the forensic scientists engaged by the state government investigated the destructive effect of oil multinationals’ operations on the lives of the people of the state. “The oil companies are not investing in the state, but engaged in oil terrorism and destroying the state and the people. You will shed tears if you know what they are doing. If a spillage occurs in the state, the oil multinationals will set up a joint investigation team and term the spillage as sabotage. They don't pay compensation. Since I have been commissioner, no compensation has been paid. They destroy the environment and refuse to pay compensation. Our water has been destroyed.
“It is an international campaign supported by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, which focuses on the plight of oil-bearing communities across the state. The launch will feature the screening of a short documentary that showcases the devastation caused by oil companies operating in the state.
He said the demands of the ‘Rise for Bayelsa’ campaign include calling on multinational and local oil companies operating in the state to clean up spills immediately, provide swift compensation for impacted communities, provide long term sustainable solutions to avoid spills, as well as invest in sustainable projects in communities in which they operate.
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