Conference of United South-South Youth Council, USSYC, the apex youth body of all
ethnic nationalities of the South-South region, weekend, gave the Chevron
Nigeria Limited, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Agip, ExxonMobil and
other oil companies operating in the zone a time frame of 365 days to relocate their headquarters to their
operational bases in the Niger Delta.
Addressing newsmen in Warri, Delta State, USSYC national president,
Chief Egbe Pereotubo, called for “The zoning of the office of the Presidency of
Nigeria among the six geopolitical regions in the federation to give each a
sense of belonging.”
He warned
that the multinational oil companies would have all their operations
effectively grounded permanently in South-South states if they fail to heed the
call, adding, “They should also immediately put in place the process of
employing 3,000 direct contract staff in their companies.”
On
presidency, USSYC said: “The rotation should start with the North and we call
on former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abuabakar, to vie for
President because he is a man of honour that kept to his word by handing over
power to civilians in 1999.”
Pereotubo
added “Our stand is that Nigeria should be democratically restructured to ensure
that all Nigerians can live, practice their trades and professions, including
party politics anywhere in the country without let or hindrance.
“We demand
that non-violent youths should be financially rewarded as in the amnesty
granted our freedom fighters , so as not to be seen as encouraging violent
tendencies in the region. We also demand withdrawal of military checkpoints in
the Niger Delta region because we are not at war with anybody. You cannot call
some people militants and yet continue to pay them and even provide them with
security personnel and guards to move around.
“Resource
control must as a matter of urgency become a reality with each state of the
federation paying royalty to the Federal Government at the centre. In other
words, every state should manage its resources and income while paying tax to
the central government.
News
Source: - Vanguard | September 25, 2017.
Photo Source: - Energy Fuse | February 03, 2016.
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