YULETIDE: Oil Communities Reject Agip’s Goat,10 Bags Of Rice

There was mild drama in Nembe communities of
Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa over the
offer of a goat and 10 bags of rice to the elders and
people of the area by the management of the
Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NOAC).
The offer, meant as Christmas gift to the host
communities of Nembe Kingdom, was, however,
turned down by the people through the Oil and Gas
committee headed by Chief Nengi James Orioworio.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the people of the oil rich
Nembe Kingdom were angry because the gift items
of a goat and 10 bags of rice was meant to be
shared by the people of the communities and fishing
settlements headed by a one-time minster of Power
and the Amanayabo of Nembe Kingdom, King
Edmund Daukoru.
Confirming the development in a statement issued
yesterday and made available to newsmen, the
Chairman of the Nembe Oil and Gas committee,
Chief Nengi James Orioworio, described the gift as
"a corporate embarrassment to the traditional
institution and the good people of Nembe Kingdom
which the people will never take kindly".
Orioworio recalled a meeting with the General
Manager District of the company when he visited
King Edmund Dakoru, the Amanyanabo of Nembe
Kingdom alongside his management team where
issues of corporate social responsibilities were
addressed.
He noted that for Agip to give 10 bags of rice and
one goat to a community of about 500,000 people is
a clear demonstration of the crass insensitivity of
the multinational company to the community which
is a major hub of Agip's operations.
James stressed that the people of Nembe are a
contented people who will never be cowed by any
Greek gift that will cause disaffection among the
people of the area.
According to him, Nembe Kingdom is in dire need of
development and employment for the teeming
unemployed youths alongside environmental
protection. He warned that if this issue is not
properly handled, it could affect the harmonious
relationship and peaceful coexistence between the
company and the community.
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