Graduates of tertiary institutions from Egbema and Gbaramatu
kingdoms in Warri North and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta
State, Wednesday, gave Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, a seven-day ultimatum to
provide them means of livelihood.
They threatened to disrupt the operations of the company if,
before the expiration of the ultimatum, the firm still refuses to change its
hard stance towards unemployed Ijaw graduates from the two kingdoms.
In a petition to the Group Managing Director of Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, dated September 12, signed by its
chairman, Mr. Ojusin Innoncent and two others, the former students under the
auspices of KOMBOT Employment Front, said Chevron had grossly marginalised Ijaw
graduates from Egbema and Gbaramatu kingdoms in the area of employment.
They said they attended different interviews by the company
for employment, but were not considered, whereas their counterparts from the
South-West and South-East were recruited.
The graduates, therefore, demanded the employment of 39
Egbema-Gbaramatu applicants, who, they claimed, were successful in the Ogere
training programme and interview for the Project Operating Team, POT, for the
Escravos-Gas-to-Liquid, EGTL Project.
KOMBOT also called for the reinstatement of Ijaw indigenes
that were sacked by Chevron in February 2011, saying they would not vacillate
to carry out their threat if the company joked with the warning.
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