The latest on SPDC/Umuebulu Community issues.

About yesterday, 15th January 2018.

Shell held an emergency meeting with the King of Umuebulu Land, H.R.H Eze James C. Nwagwu.

Also brought into the meeting was Hon Tony Ejiogu, a serving Member of Rivers State House of Assembly, Etche Constituency(11), without prior notice to the king.
Meeting was presided over by Mr. Evans Krukrubo, Corporate Community Interface Manager, East West Lagos, SPDC.

Sadly, the meeting ended in deadlock as SPDC continue to undermine the collective interests of Umuebulu people owing to a personal letter they claimed, was received from Hon Tony Ejiogu.

In overall;

It was Tony that discouraged SPDC from using the Gmou money to fix the deplorable roads in Umuebulu community, as already promised by the company.
He told SPDC to refuse on the grounds that they are not government.
Tony even assured them that he would prevail on the Governor of Rivers State to fix the roads, insisting that it is entirely the Governor’s responsibility.
Tony asked Shell to rather pay all the money directly to him.

On the fourteen compounds in Umuebulu, Tony vowed to reduce them to five, insisting that several compounds are not real indigenous members of Umuebulu Community.

Kindly circulate this message to every member of Umuebulu Community, Residents and the entire Etche people, for all to be aware of the gross injustice being perpetrated by Hon Tony Ejiogu. As it stands now, the community have no option than to resume her peaceful protest until justice is achieved.

Signed:
Mr. Sunday A. Okere
Secretary General of Umuebulu Town, Etche.

Etche And Juju, I Respect Them