Niger-Delta communities protest in Abuja over non payment of N6.9bn fees by SPDC
Niger-Delta communities protest in Abuja over non payment of N6.9bn fees by SPDC INDIGINES of oil-producing communities in Niger Delta, yesterday, took their protest over non-compliance with the Senate resolution by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, on payment of N6.9 billion to Niger Delta communities to Abuja. Niger-Delta communities protesters The protesters, under the aegis of Unity Fountain, Abuja, threatened that they may resort to destroying the company’s assets in the whole Niger Delta if the money was not released to the benefitting communities by the oil giant within two weeks effective from yesterday. Brandishing placards and banners with different inscriptions, the protesters vowed to go after the company’s facilities in the Niger Delta region if the resolution of the upper chamber of the National Assembly was not adhered to within two weeks. Chief Odede Hezekiah, Chief of Opolo Community in Bayelsa State, who addressed journalists at the protest ...