The OML 42 Youth Forum’s statement partly reads, “This is a stand against injustice, a call to reject the renewal of the unfair and slave-to-master agreement. “On behalf of the OML 42 youths ...

In a statement signed by Emeka Idika, Press Secretary to the host communities, it was revealed that OML-25—one of the major oil blocks in the Niger Delta—has remained inactive for over 15 years.