Akwa Ibom Government Issues Warning to Foreign Firm for Mistreating Indigenous Workers
In response to reported cases of maltreatment of indigenous workers, the Akwa Ibom State Government has issued a stern warning to Sterling Global Petrochemical Company, a foreign oil prospecting firm operating in Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin, and Eastern Obollo local government areas of the state.
The government has mandated the company to provide information on all individuals working on its projects in the state, including expatriates, or face the possibility of license and land revocation.
Chairing the mediation committee between the oil firm and the affected communities, the Director General of Government Business and former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Russia and Belarus, Chief Assam Assam, SAN, delivered the warning on Monday regarding the allegations of blatant disregard and non-complianc...