SPDC Invests N1.2b On 84 Projects In Bayelsa Communities

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) said it spent over N1.2bn on 84 projects at its clusters in Tarakiri and Oporoma in Sagbama and Southern Ijaw local government areas of Bayelsa State.

 

The General Manager, SPDC, Mr. Igo Weli,  who disclosed this during the inaugurations of some of the competed projects said the company invested N496. 9m to execute 24 projects in the Tarakiri clusters.

 

Weli, who said Shell was prioritising development of its host communities using the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) template added that the company spent N737.4million to develop 60 projects in its Oporoma clusters.

 

Weli, who was represented by Shell’s External Relations Manager, West Asset, Mr Evans Krukrubo listed Ayamasa, Agbere, Isampou, Ofoni, Agbialama and Egbema in Ekeremo and Sagbama LGAs as the benefiting communities in its Tarakiri clan.

 

Weli noted that: “Where the environment supports our business and we run our operations without disruptions, SPDC is committed to increasing the Social Investment that we make to host communities and to Nigeria.

 

“A peaceful and enabling environment allows SPDC Joint Venture to put more funding to social investment that benefits all our people.

 

“SPDC has disbursed about N41.1 billion to the 37 active clusters from 2006 till date for community development under the GMoU template”.

 

He said the projects cut across infrastructure, economic empowerment transportation intervention and scholarships.

 

He added: “The handover of these completed projects highlights the support SPDC gives to people in our areas of operation when there is a conducive environment for interaction and when we all take up the opportunities available to engage on matters that affect all of us.

 

“We encourage other communities to emulate the Oporomor GMoU Cluster and and progressive schemes to develop our communities”.

 

In his remarks, the Chairman of Tarakiri Cluster Development Board, Dr. Jude Ebibokefie, commended SPDC for promptly meeting its funding obligations which facilitated the completion of the projects.

 

He explained that the projects cut across infrastructure, skills acquisition and human capacity empowerment as well as scholarships executed and implemented by the established organs in the GMoU agreement spanning about five years.