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No. 8 A MONTHTLY NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE OF TEPNG 2009OML. 58 Consultative Committee members shortly after <strong>th</strong>e inauguration ceremonyOML 58 Consultative Committee Inauguratedhe OML58 ConsultativeCommittee was recentlyinaugurated in Port Harcourt. The Tinauguration followed <strong>th</strong>e successfulholding of elections to <strong>th</strong>e posts ofchairman and secretary of <strong>th</strong>ecommittee.Elder Elijah Eze emerged unopposed aschairman while Goodluck Ibara won akeenly contested election to become<strong>th</strong>e secretary of <strong>th</strong>e committee.The new chairman in his acceptancespeech <strong>th</strong>anked his colleagues for <strong>th</strong>eoverwhelming support given to him. Healso praised <strong>th</strong>e TEPNG team whichmoderated <strong>th</strong>e elections. Heacknowledged <strong>th</strong>e historical fact <strong>th</strong>at itis <strong>th</strong>e first time in <strong>th</strong>e history of OML 58Consultative Committee for a chairmanto emerge unopposed. He pledged to doall wi<strong>th</strong>in his power to ensure <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>ecommittee worked for <strong>th</strong>e greater goodof <strong>th</strong>e OML 58 community.The chairman of <strong>th</strong>e occasion Mr.Iduoku. Izu, who is <strong>th</strong>e CommunityRelations Manager of Total E&P <strong>Nigeria</strong>Limited apologized for <strong>th</strong>e lateness ininaugurating <strong>th</strong>e committee, which hesaid was due to unforeseencircumstances. He however pledged<strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e company would facilitate <strong>th</strong>erealization of <strong>th</strong>e committee'sobjectives.He read out <strong>th</strong>e terms of reference of<strong>th</strong>e OML58 Consultative Committee.These include: Project monitoring andpreparing quarterly reports; Maintainpeace in <strong>th</strong>e community by ensuring<strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e company's objectives are wellunderstood; Distribution of Xmassouvenirs; Ensuring equitableBy Enefiok Akpanallocation community scholarships;Monitoring of skills acquisitionschemes; Participate in selection ofotal E&P <strong>Nigeria</strong> Limited (TEPNG)has won plaudits for signing aMemorandum of Understanding T(MoU) wi<strong>th</strong> its host communities in Egiland ahead of <strong>th</strong>e plannedcommencement of its OML 58 UpgradeProject.A former Councillor in ONELGA, Hon.Chidi Stephen who spoke to Neighboursin an exclusive chat said <strong>th</strong>e action wasan indication of commitment to <strong>th</strong>eterms of <strong>th</strong>e two-part MoU by TEPNG.He added <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e various benefitscontained in <strong>th</strong>e two MOUs would go along way in improving <strong>th</strong>e social wellbeing of <strong>th</strong>e host families andcommunities and urged <strong>th</strong>e people toactively play <strong>th</strong>eir part towards <strong>th</strong>esuccessful implementation of <strong>th</strong>eagreements.Also, <strong>th</strong>e chief negotiator for <strong>th</strong>eaffected families, Mr. Ben Okirie,commended <strong>th</strong>e company for signingone of <strong>th</strong>e MoUs and facilitating <strong>th</strong>esigning of <strong>th</strong>e o<strong>th</strong>er by contracting firmsand <strong>th</strong>e o<strong>th</strong>er stakeholders. He added<strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e setting up of an 11-manprojects/verification of communitycontractors for budget envelop, amongo<strong>th</strong>ers.He also informed <strong>th</strong>e newly electedmembers <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>eir tenure has alreadycommenced since January 2009 andwill last till January 2011 in which timeano<strong>th</strong>er representatives will beinaugurated.The newly inaugurated OML58 CC members are:1) Elder Elijah EZE (Chairman) Obagi2) Goodluck IBARA (Secretary) Ogbogu3) Okwu NNAMDI Akabuka4) Elder Agi S. NATHAN Akabuka5) Ugada CHARLES Amah6) Harold ORISA Elele Alimini7) An<strong>th</strong>ony I. AMADI Elele Okinali8) Nosike George UKWU Erema9) Ellah BRIGHT Idu Obusiukwu10) Elder Dan Uchendu ABULA Obagi11) Elder Chima ELEMEHU Obite12) Monday O. FRANK Obite13) Chief Salvation AGILEBU Obiyebe14) Engr. Manasseh HERBERT Oboburu15) Zion EGWURUGWU Oboburu16) Chief Azubuike NWAGWETI Ogbogu17) Onyemachi ANUKU OgboguCommunities commend Total for MoUs on OML 58 UpgradeBy Nwokezi John Ikoroimplementation committee is a sign ofgood fai<strong>th</strong> by TEPNG.The two MoUs were signed on Friday,March 13, 2009 and Monday March 23,2009.Part A of <strong>th</strong>e IPP-OUR-UPGRADE MoUbetween Egi Oil & Gas Affected Familiesand Communities wi<strong>th</strong> TEPNG in OML 58is designed to accommodatedevelopment projects <strong>th</strong>at would meet<strong>th</strong>e current needs of <strong>th</strong>e people wi<strong>th</strong>outprejudice to <strong>th</strong>e needs of <strong>th</strong>e succeedinggenerations.Part B of <strong>th</strong>e IPP-OUR-UPGRADE MoUwas signed between <strong>th</strong>e Affected Familiesand Communities and a Consortium ofSAIPEM PONTICELLI DESCICON (SPD)wi<strong>th</strong> TEPNG playing <strong>th</strong>e role of anobserver.The Part B of <strong>th</strong>e MoU is specificallytargeted at providing significantemployment in unskilled, semi-skilled,and skilled. It includes capacity buildingtraining in industrial pipe-fitting, welding,scaffolding and o<strong>th</strong>er local contentcontract jobs.
Community Round-upBy Nwokezi John IkoroEGI CLAN: farming and electionshis year's farming season hascommenced in earnest in Egiland wi<strong>th</strong> <strong>th</strong>e farmers heading Tfor <strong>th</strong>e farms to plant <strong>th</strong>eir crops.In a related development, <strong>th</strong>eNiger Delta DevelopmentCommission (NDDC) is set tocommence work at its Rice FarmProject in Obukaegi.Machinery, plants and o<strong>th</strong>erequipment are expected to bedelivered to <strong>th</strong>e Rice Farm soon.Akabuegi CommunityDevelopment Committee (CDC)Chairman, Dickay Ebel Elemele toldNeighbours <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e Rice FarmProject has <strong>th</strong>e potential to checkyou<strong>th</strong> restiveness and o<strong>th</strong>er socialvices in <strong>th</strong>e area as <strong>th</strong>e project isexpected to provide employment tomany of <strong>th</strong>e you<strong>th</strong>s.According to Mr Elemele, <strong>th</strong>eNDDC had agreed <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e RiceFarm Project to run for 25 years at<strong>th</strong>e first instance but could berenewed based on how successful itturned.It is also election season in somecommunity associations including<strong>th</strong>e Egi You<strong>th</strong> Federation (EYF) and<strong>th</strong>e Oil & Gas Producing Familiesamong o<strong>th</strong>ers.OGBOGU appeals forhelp wi<strong>th</strong> public drainagegbogu community hasappealed to Total E&PO<strong>Nigeria</strong> Limited (TEPNG) forhelp wi<strong>th</strong> its public drainage systemas <strong>th</strong>is year's rainy season kicks in.The community claims <strong>th</strong>at unless<strong>th</strong>e broken down drainage system isrenovated, it would be <strong>th</strong>e scene ofano<strong>th</strong>er flood again <strong>th</strong>is year.The Chairman, OgboguCommunity DevelopmentCommittee (CDC), Mr ElemsElekwachi who made <strong>th</strong>e appeal inan exclusive interview wi<strong>th</strong>Neighbours, added <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e floodsusually <strong>th</strong>row up additional heal<strong>th</strong>challenges and called on TEPNG tointervene.Our correspondent reports <strong>th</strong>at<strong>th</strong>e usually peaceful Ogbogu is fastdeveloping into a suburbantownship as <strong>th</strong>e Ogbogu Campus of<strong>th</strong>e Rivers State College of Arts andSciences, Port Harcourt continuesto attract new students and workersTotalOBITE: new road project progressing wellhe people of Obite communityhave continued to live inpeaceful co-existence. The Tpeaceful atmosphere hasengendered progress in <strong>th</strong>econstruction of new road financedunder <strong>th</strong>e Egi budget pocketenvelope. The contract is beingexecuted by a group of localcontractors and <strong>th</strong>eir partners.Also, <strong>th</strong>e guest house projectnominated for Oil and Gas pocketbudget envelope is in progress atfencing level and <strong>th</strong>e communitylooks forward for more projects in<strong>th</strong>e anticipation of <strong>th</strong>e OML 58Upgrade Project.AKABTA: Heal<strong>th</strong> Centre nears completion,disappointment wi<strong>th</strong> road projec<strong>th</strong>ile work on <strong>th</strong>e newAkabta Heal<strong>th</strong> Centre hasreached an advanced Wstage, it is a different story at <strong>th</strong>enew road being constructed in <strong>th</strong>ecommunity.The local contractor handling <strong>th</strong>eproject is said to have abandoned<strong>th</strong>e site following protests by <strong>th</strong>ecommunity over <strong>th</strong>e poor quality ofwork on <strong>th</strong>e new road.Some residents of <strong>th</strong>e communitywho spoke to Neighbours havecalled on TEPNG to re-award <strong>th</strong>econtract to a competent localcontractor and appealed for moredevelopment interventions in <strong>th</strong>eareas if water supply, publicdrainage, market stalls and civiccentre construction.Obiozimini you<strong>th</strong>get fish farmhe Rivers State SustainableDevelopment Agency (RSSDA)has commenced construction Tof a You<strong>th</strong> Fish Farm in Obiozimini aspart of efforts to provide employmentfor you<strong>th</strong>s of <strong>th</strong>e area.The RSSDA is partnering wi<strong>th</strong> <strong>th</strong>eAlliance for CommunityTransformation (ACT) on <strong>th</strong>e projectwhich has 20 fish tanks.According to <strong>th</strong>e Project SiteManager, Mr. John Nsuagba, <strong>th</strong>eutility would compliment <strong>th</strong>edevelopmental efforts of o<strong>th</strong>erorganisations wi<strong>th</strong> Obioziminicommunity as <strong>th</strong>e direct beneficiary.Editorial TeamFred Ohwahwa (Editor). Vincent Nnadi, Charles Ogan, Nkoyo Attah, Charles Ebereonwu, Royal Godwill, Eze Obulor, Cornelia Ekanem-Aina, Seran Murray, Noble Ikpami and Diepriye BamsonAll Correspondence to: Editor (fred.ohwahwa@total.com)Visit our website: www.ng.total.comThe project, he added, would alsoenable <strong>th</strong>e teaching of modern fishfarming techniques to people in <strong>th</strong>ecommunity.TEPNG Concludes MoU Negotiationswi<strong>th</strong> Eliada Community of Rumuogbahe determination by TEPNG toconduct its business in peace atall her fields, office and Tresidential locations was once againgiven practical demonstration as <strong>th</strong>ecompany commenced and concluded apartnership agreement wi<strong>th</strong> <strong>th</strong>eELIADA Community in Rumuogba, PortHarcourt. ELIADA community is <strong>th</strong>ehost community to <strong>th</strong>e <strong>TOTAL</strong> FrenchSchool and <strong>th</strong>e Access road leading to<strong>th</strong>e <strong>TOTAL</strong> Village at Rumuogba.It is remarkable to note <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>eSustainable Development Divisionhave on behalf of <strong>th</strong>e Company,successfully engaged and negotiatedPartnership renewal agreements wi<strong>th</strong>all communities in Rivers State havingstakes in our business ei<strong>th</strong>er as hosts tofield operations, office locations orresidential quarters.The negotiations wi<strong>th</strong> <strong>th</strong>e Eliadacommunity took place at SASUN Hotel<strong>th</strong>Port Harcourt on Thursday, 5 March,2009 in <strong>th</strong>e presence of representativesof <strong>th</strong>e Rivers State Government andNAPIMS. The Community wasrepresented by delegates consisting of<strong>th</strong>e paramount ruler, Eze Ndah Igwe,traditional chiefs, you<strong>th</strong>s and womenleaders.The General Manager, SustainableDevelopment Division, Mr. VincentNnadi led <strong>th</strong>e Company's negotiatingteam, which includes Mr. BlessingNwaerema, Partnership DevelopmentManager, Mr. Francis Oriakhi, ProjectsManager, Mr. Adesina, Legal Counsel,Mr. Samuel Izidor, Head PartnershipDevelopment and Mr. Godwill Royal,Head, SD Reporting.The scope of <strong>th</strong>e agreement coverscapacity building programs likescholarship awards, skills training andbudget envelopes for infrastructuraldevelopment.In his remarks, <strong>th</strong>e Chairman of <strong>th</strong>eoccasion, Mr. Eyinda Chukwu, Director,Community Affairs in <strong>th</strong>e Rivers StateMinistry of Chieftaincy and CommunityAffairs, stated <strong>th</strong>at “If o<strong>th</strong>er IOCs wereable to transparently engage <strong>th</strong>eir hostcommunities as <strong>TOTAL</strong> is doing, <strong>th</strong>eNiger Delta would not have witness <strong>th</strong>ecrisis it is embroiled in today.Graphics and printing: Sie<strong>th</strong>a communication company, 62 Mbonu Street, D/Line, Port Harcourt. 08033104600