The
Governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa has assured multinational oil
corporations in the State of peaceful and conducive working environment. He
also assured that the State government will partner with the oil companies to
generate employment for the people.
Senator
Okowa gave the assurance today when the Chairman/Managing Director of Chevron
Nigeria Limited, Mr. Clay Neff led executives of the company on a courtesy
visit at Government House, Asaba.
According
to the Governor, it is impossible for the multi- national companies to operate
successfully in a restive setting, hence the need for the government to provide
the enabling environment for peace to thrive.
Governor
Okowa said, “It is in our joint interests to get these youths engaged so that
your working environment will be conducive.”
“We
will do all that is within our reach to provide good business environment for
you and your expansion programmes and any area you think we can be of service
to you as a government, let us know,” the Governor assured.
Senator
Okowa said that government alone cannot absorb the teeming number of unemployed
Deltans, stating that it was important for multinational companies to key into
the employment programmes of government.
“There
is no doubt that Chevron has a good relationship with government and the people
of Delta State, it is our hope that your operations grow in the state as it
will be more beneficial to our people,” he said, noting, “we advise that
between you and other service companies, you should engage more Deltans, not
only on contract jobs but, on permanent basis because, this will seal your
relationship with the host communities.”
The
governor added, “government cannot fill the gap in terms of the large number of
unemployed youths in our society, the way forward is to get a lot of them
involved in agricultural and entrepreneurial scheme so that they can become
small scale employers of labour, this is where we need to partner with you in
your robust agricultural and entrepreneurial scheme.”
Earlier,
Mr. Neff congratulated Governor Okowa on his victory at the polls and
subsequent assumption of duty, stating that Chevron has been operating in Delta
State for more than five decades and “has good partnership with the government
and the people of the State.”
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