...Calls on Oil Companies, NDDC to contribute to upgrade of the Airstrip
The Senate has asked the Ministry of Aviation and the Nigeria Airforce to, as a matter of urgency, take over and convert the deserted and uncultivated waste land of the abandoned Shell Airstrip at Oloibiri Oil well one , to a modern Air Force base in Bayelsa State.
According to him, the Airstrip, while in effective operation, was a very valuable asset in the company's oil exploration and exploitation activities in airlifting of personnel and equipment for that period, adding that during the years of its functionality, heavy duty equipment, Company Workers, Captains of Industry, top Government functionaries and Diplomats resorted to this route for easy access to the Niger Delta region.
Senator Agadaga said that"The Senate notes that the Shell Airstrip, constructed in 1958 following the first discovery of crude oil in 1956 and sitting on over 25 hectares of land situated at Itokopiri bush which is hosting the famous Oloibiri Oil well 1 in Otuogidi Community, has long been abandoned.
"Regrets that since the gradual decline of Shell's operations in the area and final departure from Oloibiri oil field, the Airstrip and the land where it operated have been abandoned and left desolate. "Believes that upgrading the abandoned Airstrip to an Air Force Base will bring renewed hope to the people, restore life to the area and attract the following benefits to the country:
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