Show of shame as MOBIL accountant clashes with Lawmaker

  BY JOSEPH OKON
 

There was a serious tension in Ibeno last week Saturday when the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Committee on NDDC, led by Hon Victor Udofia who was on oversight function to inspect the ongoing and abandoned NDDC projects in the state clashed with the Director of Finance of Exxon Mobil in Ibeno. 

It started as a mere exchange of words until one of the policemen attached to the Mobil finance Director threatened to shoot Hon. Victor Udofia if he refuse to allow them pass to their destination and this comment evoked the anger of the State lawmaker, Hon Udofia who promised the mobile policemen that it will be fire for fire. 

More troubles for MOBIL as NOSDRA orders fresh clean up

Precisely two days after the host community issued a seven day ultimatum to Exxonmobil to pay the N26.5 billion as compensation for the 9th November, 2012 oil spill, industry regulator has ordered the multi-national to commence another clean up exercise.

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) gave the order at a meeting with management of the oil firm on Friday at QIT for a fresh clean up exercise.

N26.5Bn Oil Spill Compensation: Eket Community Issues 7-day Ultimatum to Mobil

 

A seven day ultimatum has been issued to authorities of ExxonMobil by Stakeholders in Eket Federal Constituency for the full payments of N26.5bn to the four oil producing local governments as compensation or risk mass protest and action.

Arising from a meeting in Eket, the communities under the aegis of Eket Federal Constituency Vanguard said it was absurd that the multinational oil firm could renege on her earlier stand by offering a paltry N2.6bn which is grossly inadequate for damages caused by the 400,000 barrels of crude oil spillage of November, 2012 which resulted in mayhem on the economic lives of the coastal communities.