Oil Community Petitions Reps, Others Over Exclusion From Trust Fund

Esit Eket local government area, one of the oil-bearing communities of Niger Delta, has protested the alleged non-inclusion in the Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF) by Tulcan Energy.
LEADERSHIP gathered the extractive firm with Oil Mining License (OML 14) at Ntak Inyang location in Esit Eket, has commenced exploration with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for effective monitoring of activities in line with international best practices and as enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
The protest is championed by the affected community under the auspices of Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction (NAPDDRR), a Civil Society Organi...