Bayelsa residents block House of Reps members from oil spill site
The residents were protesting environmental pollution, unemployment, and lack of basic social amenities in their community.
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Residents of Biseni clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Thursday blocked members of the House of Representative Ad-Hoc Committee on Oil Spills and Remediation from performing their functions.
The residents barricaded the only access road to the oilfield operated by the
Nigeria Agip Oil Companywhere members of the committee were carrying out their oversight functions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the development compelled the committee members, led by Amiru Tukur, to abort the visit to the spill site as all entreaties to placate the protesters failed.