Ijaw graduates from oil and gas bearing communities of Egbema and Gbaramatu Kingdoms in Delta State, operating under Kombot Employment Front, KEF, have issued a 7-day ultimatum to Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, to employ successful Ogere trainees among them or face a disruption of its operations in their areas.

Other demands include annual recruitment of 20 graduates into Chevron Nigeria Limited as regular staff, conversion of Egbema and Gbaramatu indigenes who are contract staff to permanent staff and immediate recruitment of their graduates into Escravos Gas to Liquid Project operation team.

In a petition to CNL by Messrs Ojusin Innocent (Chairman), Bebenimbo Alex (Secretary and Nimi Peter, (PRO) KEF, respectively, said ‘’Having explored all available peaceful means of resolving these vital issues, which are critical to our livelihood as a people, we shall make the area turbulent for Chevron this time.

“We had written series of letters to Chevron drawing her attention to the high unemployment rate in our communities but all these approaches failed to yield the desired result. Chevron is insensitive and nonchalant about the welfare of the Ijaw communities, therefore never took us serious.

Several protest letters have been dispatched to relevant authorities intimating them of the wicked attitude of Chevron towards us. Therefore, we are calling on Chevron to immediately address the issues raised above or face our wrath at the expiration of the 7-day ultimatum. We want to take our destiny into our own hands’’.

“We had written series of letters to Chevron drawing her attention to the high unemployment rate in our communities but all these approaches failed to yield the desired result. Chevron is insensitive and nonchalant about the welfare of the Ijaw communities, therefore never took us serious.

miteolu: They even try not like the abokis (hausas) that fail to know the different between their left & right

talk true: They should recruit them and let them work On-shore

TalkingBird: I think all International Ooil Companies's (IOC's) should learn from Total E & P Nigeria (TEPNG) the operators of OML-58 amongst others. Recently the symbiotic relationship between Total and a host community came to the fore. On Friday, June 22, 2012 a new Memoranda od Understanding (MoUs)that will last for 5 years was signed between Total and Egi Oil & Gas Families/Communities and Total and Egi Clan.
The new agreements deals with the following issues:
Infrastructure development
Skills development
Scholarships
Employment
Agriculture

Total has worked with its host communities such that the communities eg Egi clan is on the path of sustainable development (SD).
Total is worthy of emulation by other IOC's

Enough of high handedness and the divide and rule tactics of some of these IOC's in the Delta, learn from Total

TalkingBird: I think all International Ooil Companies's (IOC's) should learn from Total E & P Nigeria (TEPNG) the operators of OML-58 amongst others. Recently the symbiotic relationship between Total and a host community came to the fore. On Friday, June 22, 2012 a new Memoranda od Understanding (MoUs)that will last for 5 years was signed between Total and Egi Oil & Gas Families/Communities and Total and Egi Clan.
The new agreements deals with the following issues:
Infrastructure development
Skills development
Scholarships
Employment
Agriculture

Total has worked with its host communities such that the communities eg Egi clan is on the path of sustainable development (SD).
Total is worthy of emulation by other IOC's

Enough of high handedness and the divide and rule tactics of some of these IOC's in the Delta, learn from Total

worldman: My own point of view i thing dey are taking the right step CNL should employ the qualify once

damas11111:

"Qulify once" like you!

damas11111:

"Qulify once" like you!

worldman: i m from the west u can check my profile i m a fresh graduate i did my N.Y.S.C 2010 immediatly i passed out i got a secured job wit ENI AGIP you think say every body na empty fork like u

nzenze2:

kettle calling pot black...

damas11111:

"Qulify once" like you!

worldman: i m from the west u can check my profile i m a fresh graduate i did my N.Y.S.C 2010 immediatly i passed out i got a secured job wit ENI AGIP you think say every body na empty fork like u

doctokwus:
Reminds me of a certain DameP;maybe d oil company is not too sure of d worth of d certificates some of dem are presenting