The Ijaw Youth Council World-Wide
today handed down multinational oil companies ninety days ultimatum to comply
with presidential directive to relocate their headquarters to the Niger Delta
region, stressing that, ”failure to heed to this ultimatum will have dire
consequences.”
The IYC handed down the ultimatum
today during a press conference at the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Warri
Correspondents’ Chapel.
IYC President, Mr. Oweilaemi
Rolland Pereotubor claimed that monies that are supposed to accrue to the Niger
Delta States and their people have been paid to Lagos States thus boosting
their Internally Generated Revenues, IGR.
Pereotubor noted that multinational
oil companies have not complied with the presidential directive handed down by
the Acting President, Yemi Osinbanjo in one of its visits to the Niger Delta
region till date because,” there is no visible attempts by the presidency to
enforce the order.”
He noted that the relocation of
multinational oil companies will not only boost the revenue base of the Niger
Delta but will reduce youth restiveness in the region.
“After series of meetings, the IYC has
resolved that as long as the Ijaw Nation still remains part of Nigeria, the oil
companies MUST comply with the presidential order by relocating their
headquarters to their operational bases in the Niger Delta within 90 days(three
months) beginning from the 12th day of July 2017. We do not wish to reiterate that failure to heed this ultimatum will have dire consequences.”
According to Pereotubor,
”Perhaps, Prof. Osinbanjo was only trying to play to the gallery politically.”
“We saw this in the
parliamentary rascality exhibited by Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila on the floor of the
House of Representatives when the matter came up some weeks ago. If the
Acting President merely played politics with the issue, we say it is too late because he has stirred the hornet’s nest.”
Acting President merely played politics with the issue, we say it is too late because he has stirred the hornet’s nest.”
The IYC also warned that should
Shell Development Company, SPDC that he
claimed had perfected plans to move from the region do so, “they should not be seen in the region doing any form of business.”
claimed had perfected plans to move from the region do so, “they should not be seen in the region doing any form of business.”
“They should move permanently and
leave the environment for the people
and others willing to do business in the area. Shell should not be the device used by the Nigerian Government to play on the intelligence of the indigenous people. It will be quite unpalatable for them.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayand others willing to do business in the area. Shell should not be the device used by the Nigerian Government to play on the intelligence of the indigenous people. It will be quite unpalatable for them.”
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