A fresh crisis is looming in the oil fields across the Niger Delta region as the Itsekiri host communities threaten to make life unbearable for the newly recruited 1,050 refinery staff of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation deployed in various locations in the area.
The communiqué was jointly signed by the Trustees Chairmen of the various Itsekiri communities, including Erewa Clement, Billy Ekenle, Prince Adolphus Tosanwumi, Clifton Edema and, Ofoyelu Izuagia. “We are ready to take on the NNPC this time around and we will deploy all available forces within our reach,” the Itsekiri host communities declared.
The statement, which was signed by Joel Bisina and Ebitimi Ukori, Acting Chairman and Secretary of the group respectively, warned that the Egbema people would resist any lopsidedness in the award of the 57 marginal oil fields to prospective operators.
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