Group Lauds Rivers Monarchs’ Intervention In OML 18 Feud

The Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality successful the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), has lauded 2 accepted rulers successful Rivers State, King Asari Dokubo and King Lawrence Odum-Barboy, for their involution successful resolving the feud surrounding the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 Board.

It said the bid gathering convened by the monarchs availed the organisation the accidental to bring to the fore different issues that has led to channels of connection being opened by the Board.

MOSIEND disclosed this successful a connection signed by the Obama Clan Chairman, Comrade Blessing Braide, which was made disposable to newsmen successful Port Harcourt, the authorities capital.

The connection stated that the bid gathering besides brought astir a level of knowing and advancement successful addressing the demands made to the absorption of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), which is the relation of OML 18.

It reiterated the group’s request for section employment opportunities for qualified graduates and skilled youths arsenic good arsenic grant of contracts to credible indigenous companies.

“This gathering availed america the accidental to bring to the fore different issues that has led to channels of connection being opened by the Board. We enactment that this has brought astir a level of knowing and advancement successful addressing the demands made to NNPC Ltd.

“We reiterate our six-point demands to NNPC Ltd, which include: broad probe into NNPC 18’s operations successful Cawthorne Channel and transparency successful deliverables, including work of developmental initiatives.

“Others are outgo of outstanding entitlements, including PIA provisions, section employment opportunities for qualified graduates and skilled youths, indigenous declaration awards to credible companies and just idiosyncratic remuneration, peculiarly successful the DAA 3 clusters.”