…Set To Relocate Secretariat To SPDC Office and Installations
The Ogoni Youth Federation have blamed the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) for the incessant oil spills in Bodo, Gokana LGA.
This concern was raised by the President-General of Ogoni Youth Federation, Comrade Legborsi Yamaabana during a fact finding mission on oil spill affected areas in Bodo Community.
The Ogoni Youth Boss expressed dismay over what he described as negligence on the part of the federal government and SPDC to the plights of the coastal communities affected by oil spills due to equipment failure and negligence by the NNPC and their joint venture partners.
Yamaabana noted that the level of damage the oil spill has caused to the environment and people of Bodo City whose means of livelihood is predominantly fishing and farming is humouguous.
He called on SPDC to attend to the demands of Bodo Community or Ogoni Youth Federation will relocate its secretariat to Shell corporate office in Port Harcourt and their installations across Ogoniland, untill the demands of the community are met.
Signed:
Comrade Legborsi Yamaabana
President-General, Ogoni Youth Federation
