Ogbanabou Field: Award To KMPSL Inline With Niger Delta Struggle For Resource Control – DICC
By Ndu Samuel
Apex body covering all Ijaw human rights activists in Delta State under the auspices of Delta Ijaw Comrade Community (DICC) have congratulated high Chief (Engr) Kestin Pondi, Managing Director (MD) of Kalm Marine and Petroleum Services Limited (KMPSL) on the recent award of Petroleum Prospecting License (PPL) for Ogbanabou Field (PPL 213) by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The congratulatory message was contained in a statement personally signed and issued to newsmen in Warri recently by President general of the group, Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill on behalf of the group, a copy of which was sent to The Liberator Newspapers Worldwide.
The Delta Ijaw Comrade Community (DICC) had in the statement noted that the award of the Ogbanabou Marginal Field License to a doing well Niger Deltan, Chief Kestin Pondi is inline with the age long Niger Delta agitation for resource control.
Amb. Comr. Binebai Yerin Princewill had particularly lauded Chief Kestin Pondi for fighting very hard to get the license, stressing that Niger Deltans are so happy and proud of him.
Speaking further, while speaking on the personality of Chief Kestin Pondi, Binebai noted that the MD of Kalm Marine and Petroleum Services Limited has over the years demonstrated his love for the region by using his personal resources in transforming the lives of many and maintaining peace in the region overtime.
Amb. Binebai continued that the award of the oil license to Kalm Marine and Petroleum Services Limited is no doubt one of the best news that has happened to Niger Deltans and the Ijaws in Nigeria especially in recent times.
DICC asserted that the award is a well deserving one, stressing that the group is optimistic that the revered leader will no doubt as usual use the new opportunity to add more value to the system by creating room for massive employment in the region and beyond.
Meanwhile, Binebai had lauded His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister Timipre Sylva and critical stakeholders that made it possible for a young Ijaw man who has contributed a lot for the struggle to operate a marginal field.
He continued that the news is surely a news worthy of celebration by all well meaning Niger Deltans, stressing that DICC will be available to render support whenever the need arises, adding that as Ijaw people, there are still many more rivers to cross
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