Batan flow station in OML 42, has been shut down by angry indigenes of Diebiri and Batan Communities in Delta State, Igbere TV reports.

Batan is operated by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Igbere TV gathered that the residents shut down the flow station to protest Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s “lopsided appointment” into the Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC.

Speaking with our correspondent, the protesters accused the state Deputy Governor, Kingsley Otuaro of ‘cornering’ the DESOPADEC’s appointment slot for his cronies in Gbaramatu Kingdom.

This, they said, is an “outright disregard to production quantum and the people of Diebiri Kingdom”, who claims it is their turn to produce the next member representing Ijaw nation in the oil commission.

Details later…

http://igberetvnews.com/831473/breaking-nnpc-flowstation-shut-down-in-delta-photo/

Nnpc is mad

They should shut down everything the government controls until Buhari leaves and someone competent takes his place

Hmmm

Nawa oo

Amazing shutdown!
Just as nairaland mods will shutdown Nairaland over unpaid overtime for 17months.

Very necessary

Fabulous

Is this one shut down? How many people were there?

Desopadec, NNPC, Governor and Vice Governor seriously am not seeing correlation and more so am not that happy with Buhari's admin but some comment here is just too silly and causing eye sore. If we youth wish to criticize the government let do so in an educated manner and not carry Buhari is a sheep into every meaningful thread and arguments because am not seeing the doing of deltan's Governor or the vice Governor correlate with Federal. Please let us learn how to criticize and uproot rotten population in office in an ideal manner and not shout without doing nothing.

Peace out.

Useless Indigenes

Why won't they shut it down when now during this next phase of NNPC recruitment exercise only a sect of persons where invited, NNPC was very biased with their selection.

This Country Matter Too Much, I Swear.

I'm sorry for them, that deafening will declare them terrorist soon.

Ikechu12:
They should shut down everything the government controls until Buhari leaves and someone competent takes his place

don't let Buhari obsession kill you ooooo. if you think and hoping Atiku will win at the tribunal, then you will have to wait till 2023.

Okowa just recycling his appointments to cronnies. Delta is in big mess.

Nigeria Ja Ga Ja Ga

They shut down NNPC facilities over state government appointments. ?


What's NNPC's business with state appointments?

This is why businesses and investors don't want to invest in these backward and hostile states..

No development in delta with all d billions. Every where keke riders d only job for youths and agbero Okowa police.

TrollKiller:
Nnpc is mad

"the residents shut down the flow station to protest Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s “lopsided appointment” into the Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC."

A clear indication you did not read before posting!

What about the Hausa guy heading a department there. See why even if we split there will be in fighting like South Sudan.

youngprofdguru:
Why won't they shut it down when now during this next phase of NNPC recruitment exercise only a sect of persons where invited, NNPC was very biased with their selection.

It's very shameful that you can't comprehend the simple news you just read or you are one that does not read at all but jump into making conclusions.

Ikechu12:
They should shut down everything the government controls until Buhari leaves and someone competent takes his place

For a final and lasting solution we need a new Constitution and restructuring. Only Resource Control and Self-determination will settle everything. Once and for all.

WarriAproko:
No development in delta with all d billions. Every where keke riders d only job for youths and agbero Okowa police.

delta state na keke state upon the oil I am are shame of being born and risa in delta one of the most useless state in Nigeria

Dem Mumu don do, wetin concern Buhari and house membership in Delta. Delta is PDP.

Foolish people. Nigerians should not be deceived, they didn't shut that place down for general good. One idiot who was expecting to be appointed as board member has sponsored miscreants to do this because he was dissapointed. Politicians never do anything for the general good of the people. Na thunder go fire all of una if una no clear comot for that place. Nonsense. Nigeria is a good and blessed country filled with useless and good for nothing people.