The Ugu Youths for Developmental Change (UYDC) has petitioned the federal authorities, calling for an pressing probe into what it stated is “ongoing oil boundary controversy” involving the Orogho neighborhood in Ugu area of Edo state.
The group, at a press briefing in Benin Metropolis on Friday, stated the dispute revolves across the possession and host neighborhood standing of a number of oil wells at present operated by Seplat Power.
The group’s coordinator, Com. Monday Osabueki-Omazenoghadue Osemwenkhae, stated the controversy dates again to 2012 when property of the Shell Petroleum Improvement Firm (SPDC) have been transferred to Seplat.
He stated previous to the switch, Shell had recognised the Orogho neighborhood as host to Wells 1 to 4, found in 1994 inside its territory.
He stated controversy began when Seplat allegedly tried to reassign Properly 4 to neighbouring communities in Delta state, a transfer resisted by Orogho indigenes, including {that a} boundary verification train performed by the Edo State Ministry of Lands and Survey confirmed that the disputed effectively lies over 2.5 kilometres inside Orogho land.
“Regardless of this discovering, extra wells found throughout the similar axis have been attributed to neighbouring communities, thereby excluding Orogho from recognition and advantages,” he alleged.
The group demanded federal authorities’s intervention and referred to as on the Nationwide Boundary Fee to conduct an unbiased investigation and supply a definitive decision to the dispute.
It additionally urged the Edo state authorities to make clear the boundary standing of Orogho neighborhood and questioned why operations inside Edo territory allegedly prioritise communities outdoors the state.
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