Electricity: Delta Community gives Chevron 14-day ultimatum

The people of Kokodiagbene Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State on Wednesday February 1 gave Oil and Gas Major, Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL a 14-day ultimatum to give them electricity through the company’s gas turbine or face shutdown of Utonana Flow Station, Fresh Angle International can authoritatively report.

Chairman of Kokodiagbene Community, Comrade Sheriff Mulade who handed down the warning on behalf of the Kokodiagbene people during a peaceful protest, said failure to comply with the ultimatum will lead to occupation of the Flow Station Platform and ultimately shutdown of Chevron’s operation in the area.

Some Kokodiagbene Community youths clearing the electricity right of way to Utonana Flow Station

According to Mulade, Kokodiagbene indigenes have written series of letters to Chevron, but no positive response from the company, adding that the community has been on the issue for 18 years now with Chevron.

Comrade Sheriff Mulade

Some elders and women in the community, including Isaac Imoni and Progress Okoromadu spoke in the same vein.

Our Senior Correspondent reports that the protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Pay Our Royalty Now Chevron”, “No Light For Kokodiagbene, No Oil For Chevron”, “Don’t Intimidate  Us With Security”, “We Give You 14 Days Ultimatum to Connect Us To Chevron”, “We Welcome The World To Gbaramatu, The Land of Peace, Let Justice Prevail”, and “Respect Our Peaceful Disposition”.

Responding, Chevron’s Field Security Officer, Musa Akuh, commended the elders and women for the peaceful protest and assured them that their grievance will be communicated to appropriate authority.

CNL Field Security Officer, FSO, Musa Akuh shortly after addressing the protesters

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