Shell Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it is
prioritising development of its host communities which provide peaceful
operational environment for oil and gas exploration in Niger Delta using the
Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) template.
Mr
Igo Weli, General Manager, External Relations at SPDC stated this on Wednesday
in Yenagoa during the inauguration of completed projects at Tarakiri Cluster
Development Cluster in Ekeremor and Sagbama Local Government Areas (LGA) of
Bayelsa.
Weli
said that SPDC had completed 24 projects for N496.9 million in six communities
within the Tarakiri cluster.
Weli,
represented by Mr Evans Krukrubo, External Relations Manager, West Asset,
listed Ayamasa, Agbere, Isampou, Ofoni, Agbialama and Egbema in Ekeremo and
Sagbama LGAs as the benefiting communities.
“Where
the environment supports our business and we run our operations without
disruptions, SPDC is committed to increasing the Social Investment that we make
to host communities and to Nigeria.
“A
peaceful and enabling environment allows SPDC Joint Venture to put more funding
to social investment that benefits all our people.
“SPDC
has disbursed about N41.1 billion to the 37 active clusters from 2006 till date
for community development under the GMoU template,’’ he said.
Speaking
on behalf of the benefiting communities, Dr Jude Ebibokefie, Chairman of
Tarakiri Cluster Development Board, commended SPDC for promptly meeting its
funding obligations which facilitated the completion of the projects.
He
explained that the projects cut across infrastructure, skills acquisition and
human capacity empowerment as well as scholarships executed and implemented by
the established organs in the GMoU agreement which runs for a five year period.
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Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some 25 women who successfully completed
skills acquisition trainings received a startup grant of N41.1 million at the
occasion.
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