Nosa Akenzua, Asaba
Following the purported allocation of 57 marginal oil fields to people outside Niger – Delta without considering qualified indigenes of the various host Communities, the people of Kokori in Agbon Kingdom, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state, have accused the Federal Government, International oil companies, and the Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDCC) of failure in developing their Communities and the oil producing Communities in Urhobo land.
While expressing dissatisfaction with the way and manner the Federal Government has been treating Urhobo Nation, Olorogun Onos Ohwevwo claimed that the Nigerian Government has failed the people of Agbon Kingdom Since the discovery of oil and gas in the Kingdom, Pointing out that there has not been any sustainable economic development in Agbon clan by both the IOCs and NDCC.
Olorogun Ohwevwo who spoke on behalf of the people, Observed that the ongoing agitation by the oil Producing ethic groups across the Niger Delta was a direct consequences of total neglect, warning that if nothing is done to address the issue urgently, the current agitation could threaten operations of the oil and gas sector in Agbon clan.
Speaking to Journalists in Kokori Community, Ohwevwo noted that Kokori is an example of the gross negligence of the Nigerian Government to host Communities, pointing out that Kokori has over 22 oil Wells, with the most preferred light crude oil available to mankind lacks a single financial institutions
He said” there is literally no single bank or financial institution in Kokori, how does a Community that has its main economic vein of the country function without a financial institution?, the last recorded revenue from Kokori oil fields in 1994 was N68 Billion and since then till now, the automated oil Wells over here not ceased production for a single day, so, imagine how much economic growth we have contributed to this country and, yet we have not one single Kokori indigene directly engaged in the oil and gas sector”
