Youth Protest Planned Relocation Of Nigerian Gas Company

Some Niger Delta Youth on Monday besieged the Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Limited (NGPTC) protesting the planned relocation of the company’s head office from Warri to Lagos.
The protesters who were drawn from the various states in the Niger Delta also moved against the planned relocation of the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC).
Both NGPTC and NGMC are sub-units of the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC).
The protesters marched through the NPA Expressway in Warri to the office located in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area.
They held placards with inscriptions such as: “Our employment quota must not be compromised”, “NAIG says No to relocation of NGMC from Warri,” among others.
Addressing journalists, factional leader of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Eric Omare, described the planned relocation as “demonic”.
“We are not only against any subsidiary of NNPC leaving Delta; we are also saying that Chevron has no business to continue in Lekki.
“Chevron should relocate its headquarters back to Warri or Escravos.
“Delta and other states in the Niger Delta are safe for oil companies to operate,” he said.
Also, National President. Itsekiri National Youth Council (INYC) Agbateyiniro Weyinmi, said the protest would continue until the alleged plan was reversed.