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APC Raises Alarm On Gov.Dickson's Plan To Sell Oilfield

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5 years ago

Oct 22, 2019.

– APC called on EFCC to investigate Governor Seriake Dickson for planning to sell oil field
– EFCC must take immediate action before the outgoing governor and his cronies bankrupt the state and sell government’s owned resources to themselves
– Nabena said that details of the planned sale of the oil field were contained in a leaked letter written in Sept. 5, 2019 by BOCL Secretary/Legal Adviser, Mr Oruah Mark to BOCL’s Board Chairman

The All Progressives Congress(APC) has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Government in Bayelsa was planning to sell the oil field to fund the Nov. 16 Governorship election.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, in a statement on Tuesday,in Abuja, said that the party urged EFCC to uncover the details leading to Dickson’s resolve to sell the oil field.
Part of the statement reads: “Our law enforcement and anti graft agencies cannot fold their arms while Bayelsa state is being robbed to enrich the pockets of a few people and fund the election of the PDP in the state.
“EFCC must take immediate action before the outgoing governor and his cronies bankrupt the state and sell government’s owned resources to themselves.”
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Nabena also recalled that Atala-OML 46 was awarded to the state by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in 2003.
According to him, the oil field is being managed by the Bayelsa Oil Company Ltd (BOCL), while Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited (HONL) and Century Exploration and Production Limited (CEPL) are technical and financial services providers.
Nabena said that details of the planned sale of the oil field were contained in a leaked letter written in Sept. 5, 2019 by BOCL Secretary/Legal Adviser, Mr Oruah Mark to BOCL’s Board Chairman.