PROTESTERS from Delta State Oil-Producing Communities stormed the National Assembly, on Thursday, over alleged N58.9 trillion oil well deal. In their petitions submitted to the Senate, they accused the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke, to be involved in the award of four oil blocks worth about N58.9 trillion.
The oil-producing communities also accused the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC) Limited of participating in the allocation of Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) to unqualified contractors.
Addressing the protesters, Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi, said it was not only the Niger Deltans that were feeling the injustice being meted out to the people of the area.
He also pleaded with them to give the detail information on the people behind the alleged oil well deal, saying “we have tried to take care of the host communities, because they have suffered from the exploration activities in the Niger Delta.”
Senator Ningi, however, asked for a 30-day grace for the lawmakers to look into the petition, instead of the 14-day ultimatum given by the protesters, promising that the National Assembly would do justice to the issues raised.
Reacting, NNPC’s Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Ms Green Pepple, in a telephone interview, said the allegation was a long standing one, which had to do with the ploy by the oil communities to get a share of the oil production in their domain.
She, however, promised to get further details of the alleged oil well award and issue a detailed response later.
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The oil-producing communities also accused the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC) Limited of participating in the allocation of Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) to unqualified contractors.
Addressing the protesters, Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi, said it was not only the Niger Deltans that were feeling the injustice being meted out to the people of the area.
He also pleaded with them to give the detail information on the people behind the alleged oil well deal, saying “we have tried to take care of the host communities, because they have suffered from the exploration activities in the Niger Delta.”
Senator Ningi, however, asked for a 30-day grace for the lawmakers to look into the petition, instead of the 14-day ultimatum given by the protesters, promising that the National Assembly would do justice to the issues raised.
Reacting, NNPC’s Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Ms Green Pepple, in a telephone interview, said the allegation was a long standing one, which had to do with the ploy by the oil communities to get a share of the oil production in their domain.
She, however, promised to get further details of the alleged oil well award and issue a detailed response later.
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