– Community Relations: A Study of Oil Companies in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria –
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine oil companies/communities relation in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria with special reference to four states of Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa States.
The focus is to establish the factors that cause the heightened and frequent agitation of people from the oil-bearing communities and finding solution to such problems.
The study sourced data from (60) respondents selected from twelve oil-producing communities in the four states and oil companies employees of the area. Data obtained were analyzed presented in tables, percentages, frequency distributions and chi-squares.
The study discovered considerable neglect resulting in hunger and poverty, environmental pollution and degradation.
It was also observed that in several cases, deve3l opmental projects embarked upon by some of the oil companies in its host areas are not done according to the needs, and priorities of the communities.
It was their conclusion that oil companies and government should identify the peculiar needs of their host communities in their immediate environment.
Finally, that oil companies in the Niger Delta region should adopt adequate community relation procedures so that developmental projects could be implemented thus curbing out community clashing and disturbances.
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The greatest source of foreign exchange for Nigeria as a nation is petroleum and it is found in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
The discovery of oil in 1956 in commercial quantity in Oloibiri in Bayelsa State marks the beginning of oil exploration in Delta region in the Country.
The oil exploration and exploitation has its serious socioeconomic and environmental problems. The Niger Delta region is located in central part of Southern Nigeria and has a land mass covering some 70,000 square kilometers.
Its population is about 10 million cutting across over 20 ethnic groups among whom are the Ijaws, Urhobos, Isekere, Isoko, Ogonis, ilajes, Ibibios, Efiks and Annangs, and about 1000 communities. The Niger Delta region is the home of Nigeria’s oil industry.
The following multi-national companies are noted for petroleum exploration and exploitation, among them are Shell, Mobil, Chevron, Elf, Agip and Elf. The petroleum activities in the country are controlled by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) which exploits the resources in partnership with oil companies.
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