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NNPC/Cheveron Venture Contributes N5.5 Billion To Egbema Gbaramatu Foundation
By Nosa Akenzua
The NNPC/ Chevron Joint venture has contributed over N5.5biilion through its Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) to Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation in the state it was revealed on Sunday.
The General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs of Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL) Esimaje Brinikins disclosed this
in his remarks at the Annual General Meeting of the Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation.
He said that the funds covered from the inception of the GMOU initiated in 2015 till date, noting that the current leadership of EGCDF had shown sincerity in the spending of the funds meant to develop the communities, and disclosed that seven more projects spread in different Communities will be commissioned this year.
Brinikins thanked the state government for creating an enabling peaceful coexistence for the GMOU to thrive, especially with the interest of the company to do more projects in the areas.
Meanwhile, the deputy governor of Delta State, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro has called on oil bearing communities to create the enabling environment for Chevron and others to operate optimally.
Otuaro who spoke at the same venue urged the youths to acquire relevant trades useful to the oil companies.
“Chevron should increase its Corporate Social Responsibility to the communities’, train and empower the people, and the communities should be stead fast and allow the companies to operate in line with the government aspirations”, Otuaro said.
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