NPDC empowers youths with 150 tricycles

By Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Benin

The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC, a subsidiary of NNPC on Wednesday empowered 150 youths in Oil mining lease (OML 40) host Communities, Delta State.
Mr Mansur Sambo, the Managing Director of NPDC said during the presentation of the tricycles in NPDC Warri field office that the initiative was in partnership with a multinational Company, Elcrest JV.
Mansur who was represented by Mr Noble Imabibo, the Acting Manager, Community Relations, said the tricycles were donated to boost the economy of the host Communities.
“The initiative is to ameliorate the untold hardship ravaging the people of the Communities.
“It is also geared towards curbing youth restiveness and idleness in the society as always known that an idle hand is the devils workshop.
“It is therefore pertinent to utilise this kind gesture to the best of your ability to better your lots ànd your families.
“l advise you to eschew all forms of violence, radicalism and other action capable of creating societal unrest.
“NPDC is a friend to the communities where it operates, we are partners in progress and we share common bond towards sustaining the existing mutual relationship,” he said.
“Sambo said: “We shall continue to leverage on this peace and improve on our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to bring about development in our host Communities,”.
According to him, the tricycles would be shared equitably among the Communities.
In her remarks, the Manager, Community Relations and Security, Elcrest JV, Mrs Frances Omanruaye, thanked the Community leaders for maintaining peace in their various Communities.
Omanruaye said” we want to say thank you all because we have achieved the level of peace we needed to do our job.
“I know that there are huge expectations from us, but this is just a token to show our appreciation. We pray that this peace will be sustained so that we can touch more lives.
“We are still drilling and producing, we crave for more cooperation and understanding from you, Your cooperation will enable us do more.
Mr Obogun Aziboro, the secretary of Tsekelewu community thanked NPDC/Elcrest JV for the gesture.
Aziboro, said the gesture would reduce youth restiveness adding that, it would also enhance the mutual relationship between NPDC/Elcrest JV and its host communities.
Mr Jeffrey Wilkie , the Secretary of Tebu Community said: “we are happy that this tricycles will empower our jobless youths.
“We appreciate your efforts at reducing poverty in our Communities, if all cooperate organisations in the state are doing things like this, the rate of unemployment would have reduced,” Wilkie said.