Youths of Bonny Community in Rivers State are set for showdown with multinational oil giant, ExxonMobil Nigeria Limited over perceived exclusion of their local contractors and non employment of Bonny indigenes in BRT, Fresh Angle International has gathered.
The youths vowed to resist the company's alleged agonizing policy of compelling indigenous Bonny contractors to travel all the way to Eket for submission of contract documents in a job sought after in Bonny Island.
They condemned in strong terms alleged marginalization of Bonny indigenes in employment, jobs/contracts award and lashed out at ExxonMobil non- compliance with federal government local content policy.
The Youth under the aegis of Bonny Youth Leaders Forum said ExxonMobil’s action was capable of inciting communal crisis.
In a petition signed by chairman of the group, Emmanuel Finecountry, Secretary, Kingsley E. Wilcox and channeled through legal appointees of the Bonny kingdom in-charge of oil and gas matters, Messrs Richard Abbey JP and Alali Pepple to the Bonny Monarch, His Majesty King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple, the youth group accused Exxon Mobil of giving out over 85% of employment, jobs/contracts to non- indigenes, especially to workers and contractors from Eket in Akwa Ibom State.
The petition noted that Bonny community and Eket are two critical stakeholders hosting Exxon Mobil, hence should both be treated on equal terms.
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Victory Ejoh
Special Duties Correspondent of Fresh Angle International Newspaper. I am a graduate of Mass Communication from Nigeria Institute of Journalism,NIJ,Lagos.
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