Residents of Agoro Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa yesterday berated the poor and slow response to an oil spill from shell’s oilfield in the area.
They appealed to the Federal and Bayelsa governments to come to their aid over the spill incident and compel Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to be alive to its responsibility in spill response.
The Secretary of Agoro Community Development Committee, Justin Gbagbiri told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that they were still counting the losses incurred as a result of the incident.
Reacting to the development, Dr Alice Aje, Manager, Stakeholder Relations at SPDC, said the oil firm was responding to the spill incident and sought the understanding of the community.
“We regret the spill because it has adversely affected our operations and business, we have shut operations and stopped the spill and we are in talks with our relevant stakeholders.
“It is our responsibility to clean up the spill and if it was found to be case by equipment failure, we shall pay compensation to those affected, that is our process,” Aje said.
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