The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) says it has given conditions for the resumption of oil production in Ogoni land.
The leader of MOSOP, Mr Fegalo Nsuke, at the group’s Congress and rally held over the weekend at the Gokana Central Field in Bera, Ogoni, Rivers State, said the Ogoni Bill of Rights mandates MOSOP to make “representations on behalf of the Ogoni people as long as injustices continues.
Fegalo listed the injustice that lead to Ogoni struggle to include; absence of basic amenities – no roads, no water, no housing, no hospitals among others has continued to elude the people.
He said, “We will not accept any option that does not consider the position of MOSOP on Ogoni oil, given the inputs it has made during the struggle that chased Shell out of Ogoni land.”
He said that Ogoni Development Authority should be “operationalized”, saying that the 20 percent of the resources that comes out of Ogoni should be committed to Ogoni development.
He said that the “commitment “will go into a trust fund that will be managed by a third-party asset management firm that will give report regularly to the people via online on how the money is put to use.
He said that Ogoni Development Authority when operationalized will be in the interest of Ogoni adding that any company that is coming to drill oil in Ogoni, the “trust” will take equity in the company.
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