The Chairman, Ahoada
West Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Awori Miller, has appealed to Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to generate employment opportunities for the youths in the area, so as to reduce the rate of criminal tendencies, pipeline vandalism and other social vices in the area.
The Council boss made the appeal last week during the respective commissioning of the phases 1 and 2 two kilometer asphalt-road project at Akie-Oniso (Oruama) community and a 150 KVA generating set at Oshie Community, all in Ahoada West Local government Area of Rivers State.
While thanking Agip for complementing government efforts towards rural development, the chairman who was represented by the Akie-Oniso Community Secretary, Hon Lawson Amachree, called for a synergy between NAOC and the Council in a bid to foster development in the area.
He posited that partnership in subsequent projects would enhance progress and development in the area, giving the assurance that the council would apply maximum security measures and support to Agip’s operation in the area.
Stressing the need for youth employment, the chairman noted, that it will tame down the criminal tendencies among youths in the area, as well as promote harmony and living conditions of the people.
In his remarks, NAOC General Manager, District Massimo Insulla, represented by the Public Relations, Communication and Government Liaison Manager, Sir Dan Onyeaghala, said the respective projects are true testimonies of NAOC’s positive intention to develop the rural host communities.
He charged the respective communities to reciprocate the gesture by protecting the company’s facilities in their respective areas, also provide enabling environment for the oil operations to thrive.
In a vote of thanks, the paramount ruler of Akie-Oniso Community, Chief Dennis Warman, while thanking Agip for their development initiative, decried the absence of drainages beside the roads and the slow implementation of Memorandum of Understanding. Meanwhile, in Oshie, the paramount ruler, Chief Amo Glad Ididi, commended Agip for restoring electricity supply in the community, and appealed for assistance to rehabilitate their homes that were destroyed during the communal clashes with their neighbouring community recently.
In another development, the Nigerian Agip Oil Company and its joint ventures partners have respectively commissioned a 500KVA CAT generating set project in Katto-Biseni, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and Sancta Maria Crescent road project in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, recently.
Speaking at the respective occasions, the NAOC General Manager, District, represented by the Public Relation, Communication and Government Liaison Manager, Sir Dan Onyeaghala, said the respective projects will add value to the living condition of the people and urged them to reciprocate by maintaining the existing cordial relationship among the two parties.
The Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Oil/Gas, Hon. Indatimi Komonibo, represented by Walson Livinus, commends Agip’s efforts. He charged Biseni Community to always channel their grievances to  the S.A., also urged them to shun the act of pipeline vandalism and other oil facilities in the area.
The paramount ruler of  Biseni, Chief Ranking Igiran, urged NAOC to upgrade the electricity supply to 24 hours instead.  While thanking NAOC he appealed for the extension of the electricity supply to the police station and other areas.