Leaders of Ogboinbiri and Azuzuama, the affected areas, gave the warning at the weekend during a march to the President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Eric Omare.
The host communities noted that part of the agreement was for the company to carry out developmental projects that would enhance the quality of life of residents of their areas of operation.
“We have been pushed to the wall and we have issued an ultimatum to shut down Agip operations in the communities by asking Agip workers to leave,” they said.
They added that a fire incident at Azuzuama community “from the negligence of Agip in 2015 led to the death of several persons including Late Linus Epunumokumor in respect of which Agip has refused to pay compensation to the family up till date.”
Responding, Omare urged the oil company to comply with the MoU entered with its host communities and observe international best practices in the oil and gas industry.
He appealed to Governor Seriake Dickson and the federal government to prevail on Agip to respect the MoU “to avoid a violent shut down of operations with grave security and economic implications.”
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