The Ondo State House of Assembly has summoned the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) to appear before it by Tuesday next week or face litigation.
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Speaker of the House, Bamidele Oleyelogun, gave the ultimatum while addressing stakeholders at an ad hoc committee level over the fire incident at Ugbo-Ilaje, Ojumole Oil well.
The decision followed the attitude of two representatives from the oil company, who refused to address the committee because of the presence of journalists.
Chevron representatives, who claimed they have no right to address the committee in the presence of the media, appealed that journalists be excused, a request that was turned down by the lawmakers.
The State Commissioner for Environment, Funso ¸san had earlier told the committee that the oil company erred by neglecting the host communities, and the company’s lack of regard for the state government.
The commissioner noted, that, the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, had also fixed a meeting with the management of CNL which was called off till next week due to non availability of principal officers of the company as claimed by their representatives.
Addressing the committee, the spokesperson of the representatives of the Olugbo in Council, Dr Akin Akinruntan, accused Chevron of short changing the host communities in Ondo State compared to what transpires in other oil producing states.
Akinruntan appealed to the committee to intervene on the matter and ensure that affected communities were adequately compensated for the damages done on the water, air and environment.
The Chairman of the House ad hoc committee, Abayomi Akinruntan, promised that the lawmakers would ensure that justice is done in the interest of the affected communities and Ondo State in general.
A source from Ojumole oil producing community revealed that the fire was still burning from the oil field for the past 21 days running.
In another development, the state governor has constituted an 11-member committee to work out the modality for the implementation of the autonomy for the legislative and judicial arms of the state government.
The committee is chaired by the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Emmanuel Igbasan and comprise representatives of the Speaker, House of Assembly; the Chief Judge of the State; the President of the Customary Court of Appeal and Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Finances and Appropriation. Others include the Commissioner for Finance, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Clerk of the State House of Assembly, Chief Registrar of the High Court, and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, among others.
The committee’s terms of reference include the following: to assess implementation status of the financial autonomy for the state’s legislative and judicial arms of government; to determine the framework for the implementation of the autonomy at the state level; to determine the commencement time for the implementation; and to advise on any other matter(s) incidental to or connected with the implementation process of the Law in Ondo State.
The committee is given four weeks to submit its report.
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