Shell Please Redeem Your Pledge in Olomoro Community-Awhakia

In Delta state, Olomoro community in Isoko South Local Government Area, Over 200 members of Awhakia family group came to plead at Olomoro Flow Station operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company, requesting that the oil company implement the terms of agreement reached with them.

The protesters coming with canopies and chairs said they would not leave until the company starts payment of adequate compensation, environmental clean-up, proper community development projects and creation of good and harmonious working relationship with the families.

According to them, the company is yet to obey the 2010 peace treaty reached by the family, Shell, Federal Ministry of Environment, security agencies and Isoko South council in respect of the family land where it is operating.

Their spokesmen, Mr. Sunday Iderike and Godday Egbogbo, said over the years the company had taken the family for granted because of their peaceful disposition, adding: “We are sad over Shell’s lukewarm attitude and deliberate refusal to implement the resolution reached since October 2010. The company’s stand is clearly an invitation for confrontation.

“There had been regular oil spill incidents here in Olomoro Compressor Station since 2001. As we talk, another one had just occurred on the same spot. The soldiers and mobile policemen on guard here are witnesses.”