Gbaramatu: Group warns oil firm against divide and rule

THE Niger Delta Indigenous Movementfor Radical Change has warned American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited, against alleged divide and rule tactic in Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.Consequently, the group made it clear that any attempt by the company to instigate the peace-loving Gbaramatu people against one another would be resisted by all means possible, alleging that the action of the company in the past had cost the lives of three youths in the kingdom and would not want it to repeat itself again.According to a statement, signed by its President, Nelly Emma, Secretary, John Sailor and Public Relations Officer, Mukoro Stanley, the group frowned at what it described as undue interference of Chevron in the affairs of Gbaramatu Kingdom and vowed to halt the operations of the company in the days ahead.Specifically, the Niger Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change said it was not happy with Chevron's insistence on an imminent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egbema and Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) in both Warri North and Warri South-West local government areas of Delta State.'We are not comfortable with the position of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) in the MoU with EGCDF because those the company is using to tear our communities apart are selfish leaders not representing the interest of the masses and therefore, Chevron should not hold any negotiation with them as far as the MoU is concerned.''We have seen that Chevron is again conniving with these selfish leaders who do not have the interest of the people at heart to oppress the people of the region and we are not going to tolerate this anymore. Chevron must reckon with the masses and not those selfish leaders who are not there for the masses and we want them to serve their tenure and get out, but they should not lobby CNL on the MoU. Chevron would soon see the full wrath of the masses if they do not desist from their divide and rule system. Gbaramatu kingdom is peace-loving and we want it to remain so and Chevron must listen to the voice of the people and not those self-seeking individuals,' the group said.
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