Bayelsa government on Friday expressed concerns and displeasure
with oil firms for flouting court orders and disobeying court judgments on oil
spill cases.
The government noted that disregard to court rulings was
an invitation to anarchy and called on oil films operating in the state to
embrace the rule of law.
Mr. Felix Bonny Ayah, Special Adviser to the governor on
Oil & Gas, stated this while mediating in a peace meeting between Onyoma
community in Southern Ijaw and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in
his office.
Bayelsa government in January 2016 sued Nigeria Agip Oil Company
seeking N1.6 trillion naira damages for
pollution caused by an oil spill in Brass area of the state in November 2013.
He noted that SPDC has reneged its corporate social
responsibilities to maintain peace in their operations, negating the state government’s effort to strengthened the existing
peace for smoothen operations by oil firms
Ayah, explained
that after going true the outcome of the court verdict at his disposal
authenticating Anyamawari family as certified owners of the land, it is
incumbent on SPDC to recognize and treat them as such.
He advised the Anyamawari family to channel all relevant
documents to the appropriate quarters of the company for prompt action and
payments of all outstanding obligations without further delay.
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Responding, the Community Relations Officer of SPDC, maintained
that the oil firm had laid down procedures in resolving issues with communities
where it operates urging the community to follow same.
The SPDC official enjoined them to forwards all documents
through the legal departments to the company for appropriate actions.
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