Former militants from Akwa Ibom have said they will no longer tolerate the continued marginalization and unfair treatment meted to oil-bearing/host communities in the state by multinational oil companies.
The ex-agitators under the aegis of Niger Delta Volunteers in a press release obtained by our correspondent in Uyo on Wednesday listed 15 demands which the oil companies must meet before they would be allowed to operate further in the state. ”Employment of 60% workers to be drawn from Akwa Ibom State 5. 60% of contracts/ supplies to local contractors and award of 300 secondary school scholarships annually to indigenes of the state
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