IYC Issues Seven-Day Ultimatum to IOCs To Evacuate Workers From Oil Installations

As a follow up to its ultimatum for the Federal Government to appoint a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has given a seven-day notice to International Oil Companies (IOCs) to evacuate their workers from all oil installations in the Niger Delta region.

IYC President, Peter Igbifa, who spoke with newsmen at the annual Boro Day celebration in Yenagoa, also admonished the IOCs and other oil companies owned by Nigerians to prepare to leave the Niger Delta.

He said this was to further stress its decision to shut down all oil exploration activities in the Niger Delta region if a substantive board of the NDDC board was not inaugurated after the 30-day ultimatum, which has eight days to lapse.

Igbifa also urged the IOCs to evacuate their personnel from the oil platforms to avoid casualties during the shutdown, adding: “We will not carry a gun and chase anybody, but we will stand on our right until our demand for the substantive board of the NDDC is met.