By Onozure Dania & Prince Okafor
Local Content Contractors, LCC, across Ijaw communities in Delta State, Thursday, shut down the premises of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, in Warri, protesting what they termed marginalisation of their contractors by the oil giant.
The protesters, who were at the Chevron gate as early as 6a.m., prevented workers from entering and coming out of the company’s premises for several hours.
The protesters, comprising local contractors from Egbema, Gbaramatu, and Ogulagha communities, carried placards with inscriptions such as: “35 LCC Ijaw beneficiaries demand payment,” “Enough of this tactical enslavement of Ijaws by Chevron,” “CNL pay our money,” “Happy must go,” “Chevron stop this insensitivity and show a human face,” among others.
Their grouse
Mr. Joel Tonjoh, who spoke on behalf of the aggrieved contractors, accused Chevron of…
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