Rig Explosion: Bayelsa Youths Protest Chevron’s ‘Neglect’

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Igoniko Oduma, Yenagoa
Youths of host communities in
Koluama, Southern Ijaw Local
Government Area of Bayelsa
State, on Tuesday, February
23, 2016, staged a protest
against alleged neglect of the
communities by Chevron
Nigeira Limited, in Yenagoa,
the state capital.
Over 100 young men and
women marched on major
roads in the capital carrying
placards in protest against
what they termed insensitivity
on the part of the oil company
since the gas fire explosion
from its KS Endeavour Rig in
January 2012. They demanded
explanations for the failure to
pay compensation for the rig
fire, which burned for 46 days.
On September 15, 2014,youths
from Koluama II community
had occupied Chevron’s North
Apoi oil platform to protest
non-payment of compensation
for the rig blowout.
They only vacated the facility
after officials of the oil firm
opted for dialogue brokered by
a former Commander of the
Joint Task Force (JTF) in the
Niger Delta, Maj-Gen.
Emmanuel Atewe.
On Tuesday, spokesperson for
the youths, Stephen Ebrasin,
said that they wanted to draw
the attention of the oil firm to
the plight of the communities
caused by the rig explosion.

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