BY EMMA AMAIZE
WARRI—DESPITE the promise of Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to take up the controversial sale of Oil Mining Leases, OMLs, in the state with President Goodluck Jonathan, youth leaders of the affected Urhobo, Isoko and Ndokwa ethnic nationalities, weekend, vowed to go ahead with their planned shutdown of the oil installations.
The vending of OMLs 26, 30 and 34 by Shell Petroleum Development Company had attracted widespread denunciation from host communities in the state since the exercise was completed.
In a statement by their spokesperson, Alhaji Mumakai Unagha, the youth leaders said: “As you are aware, we told you of our planned shutdown of all oil installations in the areas over the sale of OMLs 26, 30 and 34 without due process. We wish to inform you that there is no going back, as we are going ahead with the shutdown.”
But the governor at a meeting with traditional rulers and opinion leaders from Isoko, Urhobo and Ndokwa ethnic groups, recently, said there was no need to resort to violence, as he would personally convey the grievances of the oil communities to the Federal Government.
SOURCE: 4 September 2012.
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