- Women from the Ilaje oil-producing areas of Ondo State are urging President Bola Tinubu to address the marginalization of their community, citing “grave injustices” and a lack of benefits from Nigeria’s oil wealth despite producing approximately 60,000 barrels of crude oil daily and having an estimated 4 billion barrels of crude oil reserves .
- The Niger Delta Network for Ondo Indigenous Women accused the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) of excluding their interests and called for fair administration, transparent distribution of benefits, accountability from Dr. Dennis Otuaro, and an end to administrative favoritism .
- In a related development, troops have dismantled 16 illegal refinery sites, arrested 11 suspected oil thieves, and recovered stolen crude oil worth over ₦536.7 million in the Niger Delta .
Women from the oil-rich Ilaje oil-producing areas of Ondo State are calling on President Bola Tinubu to end the marginalization of their community. They expressed deep concern over the “grave injustices and marginalization” faced by the people of Ilaje, lamenting that the region has not benefited from visible development projects despite its contributions to Nigeria’s oil wealth .
The women, under the aegis of the Niger Delta Network for Ondo Indigenous Women, accused the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) of excluding the interests of Ilaje communities. They claim that despite Ilaje’s daily crude oil production of approximately 60,000 barrels and estimated 4 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, the region remains marginalized .
The group urged President Tinubu to ensure that the Presidential Amnesty Programme is administered fairly and justly, implement a transparent and equitable distribution of Amnesty benefits, hold Dr. Dennis Otuaro accountable for his actions, and put an end to administrative favoritism .
In related news, troops have dismantled 16 illegal refinery sites in the Niger Delta, arrested 11 suspected oil thieves, and recovered stolen crude oil worth over ₦536.7 million .
