Group calls for the removal of DG NOSDRA

A pressure Group, Conference of Niger Delta Youths Representatives has called for the removal of Mr Peter Idabor, Director General of National Oil Spillage Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).

In a statement made available to newsmen in Eket and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Harry Johnson and Secretary, Mr Enenyi Edidiong, the statement said that the Director General is incompetent and unprofessional.

The statement read “We are calling for the removal of the DG of NOSDRA, because he doesn’t know what is doing, let him contact an expert to enlighten him on what to do.” It further reads that Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) confirmed that the Bonga Oil spill of Shell which occurred on the 20th day of Dec, 2011 got to Akwa Ibom in a major quantity two days after the spill occurred.

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.