PIA: Oil Community Petitions Reps, Others Over Exclusion From HCDT Fund

Esit Eket Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, one of the oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta, has protested its alleged exclusion from the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) fund by Tulcan Energy Resources Limited.
The community said the operator of Oil Mining License (OML 14) in the Ntak Inyang area of Esit Eket has commenced exploration activities, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), but failed to include the affected communities in the HCDT structure as required under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
The protest is being led by the Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risks Reduction (NAPDDRR), a civil society organisation focused o...