The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide has mentioned it should resist the three per cent allotted to host communities within the Petroleum Trade Act, saying it’s an “aberration” to the Niger Delta individuals.
In a brand new 12 months message signed by IYC spokesman, Amb. Binebai Yerin Princewill, and despatched to the Federal Authorities, Worldwide Oil Corporations, Niger Delta Governors and interventionist companies amongst others, the council mentioned it’s not snug with the three per cent allotment.
In keeping with the IYC, “The Ijaws and the complete Niger Delta individuals are not snug with the paltry 3% for host communities within the PIA, we’ll examine the PIA once more and assemble our workforce to withstand this injustice that’s meted out on our individuals.
“This to us is among the most draconian legal guidelines in Nigeria because the creation of democracy. We can’t settle for this with out difficult it. We’re calling for increment of the share.”
It additionally vowed that it might do all inside its energy to have interaction oil corporations by demanding the employment nominal roll of IOCs and different nationwide corporations working within the Niger Delta area because it continues to have interaction the Federal Authorities for gainful employment of its individuals.
“We wish to know the share of our indigenes which might be gainfully employed in these corporations in comparison with the ratio from these outdoors the area.
“This is essential to us as Ijaw individuals. There needs to be no excuse why our individuals can’t high the nominal roll of employment record of those corporations,” it mentioned.
The IYC additionally promised that it might proceed to work intently with safety companies and different vital stakeholders within the area to foster and maintain peace and unity in Nigeria simply because it tasked the navy to at all times be skilled in coping with the Niger Delta Communities saying, “As we have now witnessed an excessive amount of bombardment of defenseless Niger Delta communities.”