The people of Ogbogu Community, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local Government Area of Rivers State, have protested the activities of the oil multinational company, TotalEnergies, due to what they described as a continuous pattern of corporate neglect spanning decades.
In a town hall meeting, community members, including community leaders, women, youths and other stakeholders, accused TotalEnergies of introducing divide-and-rule tactics within the community, making empty promises of development, and consistently failing to compensate for damages.
A member of the community, Mr. Ajie Wisdom, who spoke to our correspondent, insisted that the company exit their community and Nigeria, as their operations have done more harm than good.
Mr. Wisdom pointed out that Total gas flaring operations have negatively impacted the health of residents in the community and called for a comprehensive environmental remediation to heal their poisoned land and waterways.
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In a powerful show of unity, the community demanded that TotalEnergies must immediately cease operations and leave not just Ogbogu but Nigeria entirely.
The meeting served as both a sobering documentation of corporate abuse and an inspiring display of community resilience, especially in Ogbogu, a small Niger Delta community which has positioned itself at the forefront of Africa’s growing fight against environmental injustice in the fossil fuel industry.
The Kick Total Out of Africa campaign is a continent-wide call to end this exploitation and demand justice, reparations, and a just energy transition led by communities.
