Stakeholders from oil pollution affected communities in Niger Delta have urged oil multinational, Shell Petroleum Development Company, to own up to responsibility and ensure it addresses all lingering issues concerning pollution in the region before divestment.
The stakeholders also demanded reparations and compensation from divesting oil companies and their succeeding companies.
The call was made in a meeting of community representatives from Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and Abia, facilitated by the EDEN Resource Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.