Traditional ruler of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal
Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe Agadagba, has appealed to Kunukunuma
Federated Community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, to
suspend their planned protest against the Nigerian Petroleum Development
Company (NPDC).
The protest is slated to hold at the Odidi field March
10, 2017.
Spokesperson for the Gbaramatu Traditional Council, Chief
God’s power Gbenekama, in a statement made available to journalists on
Wednesday in Warri, Delta State, said the Pere of Gbaramatu had waded into the
issues raised by the communities.
He added that the traditional ruler has also inaugurated
a committee led by Chief Philip Tonfawei to look into their demands and also
engage the company to engender a lasting peace in the kingdom.
According to Chief Gbenekama, who is also the Ibe
Benemowei of Gbaramatu kingdom, “the Pere made the appeal because he would not
like to see any form of crisis in his kingdom”
According to Gbenekama, the Pere would also want the
company to look at the merit of the community’s demands and do the needful.
He said the development of the communities where NPDC
operates is part of its corporate social responsibility.
Kunukunuma Federated Community had last week, warned that
they would embark on a protest on Friday 10th March and shut down NPDC’s
operation until the community is re-recognized as a Host Community (HOSTCOM).
“When NPDC came on board and invited host communities of
OML 42, Kunukunuma community was conspicuously omitted.”
When we drew the attention of the NPDC Community
Relations Officer, we were told that it was an error and that it would be
corrected as soon as possible, but up till now, nothing has been done,”
Chairman, Kunukunuma Federated Community, Moses Bebenimibo, had noted in a
statement.
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