Court to Hear Activist Suit Against Delta Community Leader, Oil Companies March 17
By Akpokona Omafuaire
From Vanguard, Friday, February 28, 2020
WARRI- A Delta State High Court sitting in Warri, has adjourned till March 17,2020, hearing in the suit a Warri based activist, Bakkawei Mamamu filed against the Odidi community Chairman, Chief Johnny Arigbogha and nine oil companies operating in Odidi community, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.
Mamamu in the suit is asking the court to stop the payments of community funds into a private bank account.
The claimant is contending that the defendants' companies operating in Odidi community had been paying money meant for the community into the private bank account of the community head, who had refused to render account in the last eight years to the community.
Defendants in the suit are Chief Arigbogha, NestOil Company Limited, Fenog Nigeria Limited, Neconde Energy Limited, OML 42 Asset ManAgent Team, AMT, Neconde /NPDCJV, Heritage Oil and Gas Limited, Impact Oil and Gas Engineering Ltd, Lee Engendering & Construction Nig. Ltd, Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC and Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC.
Mamamu, who also is a community youth leader in the community is equally praying the court order to compel Odidi Community Annual National Conference to render a comprehensive account of Arigbogha's regime from 2013 till date as chairman/sole administrator of Odidi community.
He also wants the court to restrain the firms from further dealing with Arigbogha, pending the determination of the suit.
Arigbogha, in his defence, denied the allegations, describing them as baseless and malicious, adding that those sponsoring the petitions and suit had personal grudges against him.
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