EXPERTS VISIT
OIL WELLS SITE AT OKWUJI AGAIN.
The Sole
Administrator of Apa Local Government Council Chief Hon. Solomon Oche Danjuma
received experts again from Abuja to ascertain the quantity of oil deposits at
the site.
After thorough
investigation, the engineers discovered that the oil deposits is of commercial
quantity but they will still go to Abuja to come back with more experts to open
the sealed abandoned oil wells.
A villager Mr
Francis Akogwu who worked with the oil company narrated that oil was truly
discovered in the place in the 1960s but the whites left because of the civil
war that broke out then.
Mr Akogwu said
the whites drilled as deep as 14,000ft before they discovered the oil deposits,
he also said the whites told them as at that time that the oil deposits is very
large and of commercial quantity as it extends to Asaba in Ojantele/Akpete
ward, extends to Okpoo in Ikobi Ward and also extends to the large palm trees
orchard between Ankpali and Ebugodo in Edikwu Ward II all of Apa Local
Government Council.
The villager
also gave the name of the oil company as FOREX OIL DRILLING COMPANY and was
able to remember the names of two whites then as Raphael and Rusell while over
all man was Mr Tu Pusser who always visited them with helicopter.
On his part,
the Sole Administrator of Apa LG Chief Hon Solomon Oche Danjuma thanked the
experts for always honouring his invitation and also informed them that he
always ready to support and meet their demands to ensure the exploration of oil
in Apa LG, he charged the host community to always guide the site as no one is
permitted to visit the site except they receive instruction from the Council.
See photos below...
Credit: Shaibu
Adamu
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