Sylvester Idowu
Relief has come the way of Conoil Producing Limited, prospecting OML 150 oil field in seven Itsekiris communities in Warri South Local Government area as Delta State Government has set up a seven member communities liaison officers to manage the affairs of the host communities with the oil prospecting company.
The state government, in a letter dated July 25, 2021 made available to newsmen and addressed to the Managing Director of Conoil Producing Limited, directed the oil firm to route all dealings to the individual host communities through the appointed Communities Liaison Officers (CLOs).
The letter with the heading, “Appointment of OML 150 Communities Liaison Officers” and a copy of which was also sent to the Olu Palace, Warri, read thus, “please take note that the issues bothering on the leadership crisis of the OML 150 Consultative Committee has drawn the attention of the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.
“Consequently, I have the mandate of the Executive Governor of Delta State to direct you to avoid dealing with any Consultative Forum, purportedly representing the seven host communities for the time being pending the determination/amicable resolutions of all legal issues pertaining to the Consultative Committee.”
“Consequently, you are directed to route all dealings with the individual host communities through the following appointed Communities Liaison Officers (CLOs). Engr. Mone Mayomi (Obodo community); Mr. Omereyemi Otomewo (Uwakeno community); Mr. Johnson Onire, (Ajosolo community); Mr. Billy Ejejigbe (Ekekwara community); Mr. Quincy Onuwaje (Omadino community); Mr. Lube Omadele, (Ifiekporo community) and Mr. Ola Femi (Jaluwa community), “he stated.
The letter, which was signed by the Executive Assistant (Security) to the Governor, Hon. Zino Ensemor, maintained that the arrangement is put in place to ensure the peace, which is now being frequently threatened by aggrieved parties and also help build the fragile peace within the host communities and Delta State at large.
THISDAY recalled that the crisis between Hon. Monday Agbeyi and Charles Omadeli has been threatening the operations of the oil firm with protesting Itsekiri host communities in support of Agbeyi occupying the OML 150 oil field for sometimes now.
