Mighty As Fearful As IYC: Only Escorts Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to Odidi to Take Pictures While Heritage Continues Its Oil Spill in the Community.
The Organization for Human and Peoples’ Rights Protection and Humanitarian has criticized the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), led by its President, Doubra Collins Okotete, for accompanying Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to Odidi Community, where Heritage Oil Company has allegedly polluted the community’s waterways and acres of farmland, destroying crops worth millions of naira. In a statement signed by the group’s spokesperson, Comrade Steven Luke, who is still in Odidi Community, the organization expressed concern over the continued oil pollution allegedly caused by Heritage Oil Company and its devastating impact on the people, who depend on the rivers and farmlands as their primary sources of livelihood. Comrade Steven Luke alleged that Heritage Oil Company had continued to cause further oil pollution without adequate consideration for the welfare of the host community. He also criticized the IYC leadership, accusing the council of failing to take a sufficie...