We Are Ready To Fight To Get Our Rightful Job Slots, Youths In Escravos, Forcados Warn OMS, Captain Hosa

By Wilson Macaulay
An economic crisis that will cripple the oil sector is imminent in the oil rich Warri Escravos and Forcados (Burutu) areas of Delta State, as the youth body aleged that Ocean Marine Solutions Limited, OMS, deliberately ignored the call by the leadership of the Central Youth Body, Kingdoms and subcommunities in Warri Escravos and Forcados for a dialogue and peaceful resolutions of their demands.
A press statement issued to journalists in Warri yesterday, June 22, 2020 reads: “The youths in the central, kingdoms, and subcommunities in Escravos and Forcados in Warri South West and Burutu LGAs, respectively have been pushed to the wall by Captain Hosa Okunbor and Ocean Marine Solutions Limited (OMS), which is in charge of the contract of the surveillance guards along Pipeline Right of Way (PRoW) in Warri Escravos and Forcados.
“The OMS General Manager, Chartering Operations, Mr. Olabode Isijola lied to ‘the Vanguard Newspaper’ reporter who contacted him on this issue, said that the company allowed individuals communities to speak for themselves without specifically addressing the issues raised by the youths.
“We have taken several peaceful steps for Captain Hosa Okunbor and his Management in OMS to dialogue with us and give us our rightful job slots, but it has become clear to us that Captain Hosa and OMS do not understand a peaceful language and our call for justice and equity; the only language they understand is violence, which we are going to give to them.
“We are also informing the oil companies within Warri Escravos and Forcados jurisdictions that the grace period given to Ocean Marine Solutions Limited to dialogue with us has expired, and the world will hear the consequences of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited for sidelining the youths rightful employment slots.
“Captain Hosa Okunbor and his Management should be held responsible for fuelling the impending danger in the petroleum industry, which will affect Nigeria’s economy badly.
“OMS has no right and wherewithal to shortchange the youths in PRoW and tell lies to cow us down for agitating for our legitimate job slots.
“We are appealing once again to the Inspector General of Police and President Muhammadu Buhari to order different security agencies, as well as the Economy and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC to investigate the dubious activities of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited in the Warri Escravos and Forcados (Burutu), because we will no longer tolerate the illicit activities of OMS against the youths and our environment.
“We are also informing the Government of Delta State, the Minister for Petroleum and the Minister for Environment that the peaceful youths of Warri Escravos and Forcados have kept to their promise of maintaining peace in the creeks despite the fact that Captain Hosa Okunbor and his management in OMS have been sidelining the youths in the PRoW job slots since 2017 the contract was awarded to OMS, but we are ready to use all means to get our job slots in no distant time.”
The press statement was signed by the Warri Escravos and Forcados (Burutu) Youths Opinion Leader, Hon. Bullet Otuaro; Youth President Warri South West LGA, Comrade Mandela Bomini; Youth President Burutu LGA and Odimodi Community, Akin Edisemi Disi; Youth President Gbaramatu Kingdom, Shadrach Onitsha Ebikeme; Youth President Iduwini Kingdom, Nelson Andrew; Youth President Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Kingdom, Ogbona Bibo; Youth President, Diebiri Kingdom, Godwin Yokiri; Youth President, Benikrukru, Comrade Imoun M. Emomotimi; Youth President Okerenkoko Federated Community, Ebikebina Raymond Ekpemupolo; Youth President Kunukunuma Community, Benard P. Okirika; Youth President Azama Community, Layefa Ekpedi; Youth President Pepeama Community, Hon. Evis Atamba; Youth President Opudebubor, Nanakumo Samuel Ebikeme; Youth President Salvation City (Benneth), Norbaine Jude Efiye; Youth President Kokodiagbene, Adiurumokumor Superior; Youth President Oproza, James Meyiotegha; Youth President Kurutie, Wisdom Pori; Youth President Inikorogha, Peter Yorokiri; Youth President Tebijor, Oloba Agbanasei; Youth President Izan-Isan, Izoukumor Newton; National Youth Council of Nigeria/Burutu LGA Chapter, Pondy S. Ebipadewei; and Youth Auditor Warri South West LGA, Olueh Clement,