Bonny Kingdom gives SPDC 21days to address perceived marginalization or face shutdown

The people of Ancient Grand Bonny Kingdom in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State have given multinational oil giant, SPDC and Prime Exploration and Production Limited, operating within the Bonny axis a 21-day ultimatum to address issue of community marginalization and commence a process of fence mending with the Bonny community or face shutdown and possible legal ventilation.

The demand expectedly is to compel the companies to identify with their critical stakeholders and host community, including setting the records straight over boundary issues with the custodians and people of Bonny community over what has been brandished accidental or intentional marginalization, neglect, distortions in payment of accrued royalties and benefits as well as put an end to attempts by the companies to allegedly fan embers of discord between Bonny and Andoni communities.

The Bonny community is demanding that both companies as a matter of urgent importance give recognition, pay accrued royalties, execute beneficial projects and give contract award to indigenous contractors of Bonny extraction as a step towards engendering the needed peace and correcting lingering anomalies.

In a passionate request for intervention to the Acting President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the Armed Forces and relevant authorities, the accredited appointees of Bonny Kingdom, assigned to represent the Kingdom on matters relating to SPDC, exploration and production activities within the Bonny territory,  Amaopusenibo Tamunonengiofori Abbey, and Amaopusenibo Amiebibama Pepple, through their Solicitors, A.A Olusegun & Associates  of Destiny Chambers said the call has become  necessary as SPDC  carries out surveillance, remediation, inspection and survey activities within  Bonny Kingdom territories of  Otokolamabe and Okolo Launch (Opobo Channel, Oloma, Ayaminima and Sangama axis) without reference , consultation, permission or foreknowledge sought and obtained from Bonny community and her custodians;  while Prime Exploration and Production Limited on their part has been operating oil exploration within Bonny territory for the past three years without recourse to payment of royalties and accrued benefits to  Bonny Kingdom among others but rather pays same to Andoni community who has no stake in the territory.

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