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Rivers State Government on Wednesday declared possession and sealed off oil assets loaded Kidney Island, once the operational base of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Port Harcourt.
But Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director, SPDC and Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria, in response dismissed the State Government’s action, describing it as “premature and unlawful”
Rivers Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zaccheus Adangor, SAN, led the sealing of the Kidney Island in said execution of the judgement of the Rivers State High Court.
Adangor emphasised that the action was in the enforcement of Rivers Government interest in the acquisition of 45 per cent equity stake in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 and the Kidney Island.
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Kidney Island, OML 11: Rivers Govt declares possession of Shell base
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By Egufe Yafugborhi, Port-Harcourt
Rivers State Government on Wednesday declared possession and sealed off oil assets loaded Kidney Island, once the operational base of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Port Harcourt.
But Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director, SPDC and Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria, in response dismissed the State Government’s action, describing it as “premature and unlawful”
Rivers Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Zaccheus Adangor, SAN, led the sealing of the Kidney Island in said execution of the judgement of the Rivers State High Court.