Oil Firms, Regulatory Bodies Unfair To Host Communities,Gov Diri fumes
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has condemned what he described as unfair collusion of oil firms and regulatory bodies against the interest of host communities in the Niger Delta.
Governor Diri stated this on Tuesday when the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa.
A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that part of the security challenges in host communities were as a result of the injustice and unfair treatment by the oil companies aided by the regulatory authorities.
Governor Diri cited last November month-long oil and gas spillage in Nembe Local Government Area of the state from an AITEO Exploration and Production Limited facility, which eventually result...