Don't Miss


Home   >   Business   >   Industries   >   Energy   >   Delta monarch leads protest against Agip, Demands Cow and N 10 Million

Delta monarch leads protest against Agip, Demands Cow and N 10 Million

By on April 24, 2012

The  Odiologbo of Irri Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government area, Delta State, HRM Oviese Ojenuwe II, weekend, led a peaceful protest against Nigerian Agip Oil Company, accusing the firm of sidelining his people in the scheme of things.

The main gate to Agip in the area was barricaded with a shrine and other fetish objects in the protest, which started at 6am on Saturday.

Accompanied by the community Juju priest, who performed several rituals at the gate with a live fowl, palace chiefs, chairman  of Irri Development Union, Mr. Mike Odhigbo and a host of others, the monarch noted that the company had refused to renew the 2008 expired Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the community.

Speaking through the Palace Secretary, Chief Gabriel Abighe, the monarch said they were aggrieved over the non employment of qualified indigenes of the community by the company, demanding for the employment of at least six of the community indigenes.

Other demands, according to Abighe, includes, “immediate release of contract agreement papers awarded to Oghokpos Resources Nigeria Limited; soundproof plant with regular diesel supply and a running contract with the palace chiefs for office keeping.”

Frowning at the removal of electricity project from the request sent in by the community to the company, he said the community “is also demanding a non-negotiable sum of N10 million with a cow for cleansing of the land as penalty for allowing the monarch to leave his palace to embark on a protest.”