BREAKING: Heavy Protest Rocks Sterling Company At Agge As Communities Shutdown Operations Over Neglect
By Binebai Princewill
According to reports reaching the news desk of The Liberator Newspapers Worldwide, host communities to Sterling Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) in both Delta and Bayelsa States have protested in anger to shutdown the Company’s operating at Agge area.
This was made known to our reporter via a brief message signed by Mr. German Irou,
Comr. Matthew L. Wurus, Chief Fred Benabi, Chief Daniel Belle as well as Sir Erick Faka on behalf of Agge communities in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.
Some of the reasons given for the shutdown include lack of outstanding payment to the host communities, negligence, a master servant relationship and other burning issues.
The protest which was jointly carried out by Leaders of the said communities, chiefs, women and youths wings had all stormed the facility to shutdown the operation, stressing that the company has failed woefully in its cooperate social responsibilities with her hosts, adding that it will remain shutdown until SEEPCO meets the demands of the communities.
“Sterling Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) has been shutdown, their Agge operational base due to their failure to attend to the Agge Bayelsa and Agge Delta Communities Led by Mr. German Irou and Comr. Matthew L. Wurus with host of Chiefs, Opinion Leaders, Youths and Women wings.
“The community demands are not been met in several meetings held with SEEPCO, Communities and Government authorities.The Operation cannot be lifted until SEEPCO meet up with the communities demands.
“This has been the case since last year August 2020, the Bayelsa and Delta states Governments are all aware of it their manipulative tactics” The statement added.
Meanwhile, in our bid to balance this report, all efforts geared towards reaching out to Sterling Company to hear their reactions on the matter proves abortive.
