Gbaramatu Kingdom Gives Chevron 14days Ultimatum

A 14-day ultimatum was given to Chevron Nigeria Limited, to commence the pilling and sand filling of the devastated community, by the leaders of Okoyitoru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday.

In a letter to the Managing Director of the organization dated October 10 2016, through their lawyer, Omes Ogedegbe Esq, the community said:

“The land mass of Okoyitoru is currently washing away and if same is left unattended to the community might go into extinction, hence the only remedy is for urgent piling and sand filing to be carried out for our client and same must be commenced within 14 days from the date of your receipt of this letter, otherwise we shall be left with no other choice than to advise our client on all legal remedies available to them.

Our instruction upon the mandate from our clients as eminently presented by Hon. Timi Oluba, Chairman of Okoyitoru Development Council and other executives of our clients, is to the effect that our client is an oil producing community within the ‘Makaraba field’ in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, where your company has continually carried out the business of oil exploration activities since 1973.

That our client’s daily production ratio is placed at 29,000 barrels per day with a shortfall of only 11 barrel production of your 40,000 barrel per day actual capacity production and despite the above daily production, our client has remained a land neglected, with a people marginalized and can best be described as a place where indeed the people sit on water without having water to drink and if same is allowed to continue it will surely create an unpleasant situation for everyone in the area as our clients are no longer afraid.”