The Energy Republic June Edition 2022

NIGERIA OIL AND GAS
Nigeria, made the first commercial find of
hydrocarbons. Shell Companies in Nigeria,
therefore, share a momentous tie with the
Oloibiri community and it is our desire to
leave impactful memories here.”
The phase two of the Shell Oloibiri health
programme includes the Oloibiri Health
Campus at Oloibiri Town; the Drug
Distribution Centre at Emeyal II; a 400-
metre Oloibiri access road to the health
campus, and the Ogbia Safe Maternal and
Infant Care Programme.”
R-L: Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and
Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor; Shell Corporate Relations Manager,
Evans Krukrubo; and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, at the inauguration of the
SPDC-sponsored Oloibiri Health Programme in Oloibiri, Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa
State… on Thursday
Shell Inaugurates Phase-2 of
Oloibiri health programme
Energy company, Shell, has
inaugurated the second and final
phase of its comprehensive health
care projects for Oloibiri and other
communities in Ogbia Local Government
area of Bayelsa State.
“Corporate Social Responsibility means
doing well. What you have done today
means you’re doing well. You are
impacting the lives of the communities,
of people, and of government of the
state.
“You have done so well today, and we
commend you. You are investing in
education and in social development in
Ogbia to improve the quality of life of our
people,” Bayelsa State Governor, Senator
Douye Diri said on Thursday while
leading other state officials to open the
state-of the-art facilities.
Speaking at the inauguration event,
Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum
Development Company of Nigeria Limited
(SPDC) and Country Chair, Shell Companies in
Nigeria, Mr. Osagie Okunbor, described the
dual-phased suite of health projects in
Oloibiri as a reinforcement of the
commitment of the oil major to the health
and wellbeing of its hosts and Nigerians as a
whole.
Okunbor said, “The projects are to serve as a
reference point for sustainable primary
health care delivery, which is the foundation
for the attainment of the Universal Health
Coverage as prescribed by the World Health
Organisation (WHO).”
According to him, “Oloibiri holds an
important place because when the narration
of Nigeria’s oil and gas journey is told, it will
always be mentioned that here, in 1958, Shell
Phase one of the programme was
inaugurated in 2019 to provide universal
health coverage for Oloibiri where Shell’s oil
and gas exploration began in Nigeria over 60
years ago. The delivery of the projects was
to f u l f i l S h e l l ’s commitments i n
commemoration of Nigeria’s centenary held
in 2014.
Phase one of the programme included a
remodelled and fully equipped General
Hospital in Kolo; fully equipped laboratories
in the College of Health Technology,
Otuogidi; and solar-powered water
treatment facilities for the communities. As
part of the programme, 100 indigenes of
Ogbia, were also selected for the Special
Shell LiveWIRE programme for economic
empowerment.
The other Shell-sponsored centenary
projects are the digital library in Port
Harcourt and ultramodern health facilities
in different locations in Delta State.
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