Ijaw graduates from oil and gas bearing communities of Egbema and Gbaramatu Kingdoms in Delta State, operating under Kombot Employment Front, KEF, have issued a 7-day ultimatum to Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, to employ successful Ogere trainees among them or face a disruption of its operations in their areas.
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Other demands include annual recruitment of 20 graduates into Chevron Nigeria Limited as regular staff, conversion of Egbema and Gbaramatu indigenes who are contract staff to permanent staff and immediate recruitment of their graduates into Escravos Gas to Liquid Project operation team.
In a petition to CNL by Messrs Ojusin Innocent (Chairman), Bebenimbo Alex (Secretary and Nimi Peter, (PRO) KEF, respectively, said ‘’Having explored all available peaceful means of resolving these vital issues, which are critical to our livelihood as a people, we shall make the area turbulent for Chevron this time.
“We had written series of letters to Chevron drawing her attention to the high unemployment rate in our communities but all these approaches failed to yield the desired result. Chevron is insensitive and nonchalant about the welfare of the Ijaw communities, therefore never took us serious.
Several protest letters have been dispatched to relevant authorities intimating them of the wicked attitude of Chevron towards us. Therefore, we are calling on Chevron to immediately address the issues raised above or face our wrath at the expiration of the 7-day ultimatum. We want to take our destiny into our own hands’’.
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Other demands include annual recruitment of 20 graduates into Chevron Nigeria Limited as regular staff, conversion of Egbema and Gbaramatu indigenes who are contract staff to permanent staff and immediate recruitment of their graduates into Escravos Gas to Liquid Project operation team.
In a petition to CNL by Messrs Ojusin Innocent (Chairman), Bebenimbo Alex (Secretary and Nimi Peter, (PRO) KEF, respectively, said ‘’Having explored all available peaceful means of resolving these vital issues, which are critical to our livelihood as a people, we shall make the area turbulent for Chevron this time.
“We had written series of letters to Chevron drawing her attention to the high unemployment rate in our communities but all these approaches failed to yield the desired result. Chevron is insensitive and nonchalant about the welfare of the Ijaw communities, therefore never took us serious.
Several protest letters have been dispatched to relevant authorities intimating them of the wicked attitude of Chevron towards us. Therefore, we are calling on Chevron to immediately address the issues raised above or face our wrath at the expiration of the 7-day ultimatum. We want to take our destiny into our own hands’’.
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ReplyDeleteThat's a gud one
ReplyDeleteThen the remaining unemployed youths in other parts of the country should do what? Carry placards to FSCC and demand their possessions too: jobs. N if their demands are not met, they should threaten to disrupt ministerial functions all over the country. Lolzzz. It could work...!
ReplyDeleteAll d best ijaw ppl. its God given gift no man shd cheat u out of it.
ReplyDeletewhy wont they protst wen the northerners ar controlling and syphoning d oil wealth.Take a look at the big wiggs in the oil sector,who is a prominent ijaw person amongst them.I THNK THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL for indigenes to nip the marginalization of indegines in oil producing areas, in d budd.
ReplyDeleteAbout time , charity begins at home.and I believe once there are qualified , they should be considered for jobs. Nigerian govt should support this. Enough of this cheating.
ReplyDeleteFunny how we humans talk when we are at the other side of the rope, most of you will disagree if u were on chevron's payroll o. If any of you were da coy's head you won't take a threat or the use of blind force lightly. The problem is less chevron more of our outdated laws that doesnt protect da Nigerian worker, but I disagree with blind force, let us as a people elect people that will go there and change or amend dis laws then there won't be need for coercion of most sorts.
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