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Community threatens to halt gas plant expansion

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    The Bonny Chiefs Council, representing residents in the oil-rich Rivers State, have threatened to stop the completion of a liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island if the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG), reneges on a deal reached with the community two weeks ago, ‘The Guardian’ of Lagos reported on Friday.

    Under the agreement, NLNG is to draw 30 percent of its required 8,000 workforce for the expansion of the project from among the state’s residents, the newspaper said.

    The gas firm had directed its major contractors and sub-contractors to enforce the policy, backed legally by the State Employment Law, that requires firms in the state to recruit certain categories of workers in the areas where they operate.

    In a letter to the consortium, the Bonny Chiefs Council secretary, Chief A. A. Ibiama, ordered the companies to stop operating on the cleared site until they complied with all the terms of the agreement.

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