TEPNG Urges Host Communities On Sustainable Projects

Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG) has urged its host communities to initiate community development projects that would be sustainable in nature.

The company’s deputy managing director, Port Harcourt District, Mr Nicholas Brunnet gave the urge in Port Harcourt recently, while giving a key note address during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between TEPNG and Mgbuesilaru, Opobo and Nkoro communities in Rivers State.

Mr Brunnet noted that the company’s investment in its host communities were geared towards touching lives through the various projects and: programmes therefore, the communities should nominate and execute development projects that would be sustainable in nature.

He added that “We equally hope that our joint efforts in the general implementation of the agreements should help maintain the needed peace for our operations as TEPNG’s success is also the success of the communities.”

He commended the leaders and people of the Mgbuesilaru, Opobo and Nkoro communities for their co-operation and mutual respect shared in the past and expressed optimism that the new partnership agreements would further strengthen their relationship over time.

For the Opobo/Nkoro Community which is having a partnership for the first time with TEPNG, the DMD was optimistic that the agreement will guide their contributions to the developmental efforts and aspirations of the community.

Responding, the HRH Eze Ejike Weli who led the Mgbuesilaru delegation and Senator Adawari Pepple, leader of the Opobo/Nkoro delegation thanked them for their show of maturity and understanding during the negotiation process and assured that they were ready to work with TEPNG.