GEIL, Lekoil expand social investment footprint, flag-off new projects in four communities

Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) and Lekoil Oil & Gas Investment Limited have flagged off several projects across 4 communities in the Adoni Local Government area of Rivers State, following the inauguration of the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) early last year.

The communities, namely Ugama Ekede, Ayama Ekede, Asukama and Asukoyet are all beneficiaries of the various positively impacting projects, including infrastructural and non-infrastructural projects and human capital development projects.

Some of the projects to be implemented include the construction of Asukoyet link road (Phase1), the construction of Asukama box culvert, the completion of Asukama town hall, the construction of Ugama Ekede link road (Phase 1), the administration of scholarship and empowerment in Asukama, administration of scholarship in Ugama Ekede.

In addition, the company is also renovating the community secondary school and other buildings in Ikuru town community, borehole repairs and water reticulation in Asukama, ⁠completion of a 6-classroom block in Asukoyet, ⁠scholarship, bursary and empowerment in Asukoyet, ⁠concrete, embankment round Ayama Ekede town hall, ⁠scholarship and bursary in Ayama Ekede among others.

Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Godwin Omayi, representative of Green Energy LEKOIL JV, noted that the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) has been implemented to enhance the well-being of the people in the community and enjoined members of the community to ensure peace and cooperation with the contractors handling the projects, as the only prerequisite for greater development in the community.

He added  that, “The joint venture will continue to ensure that projects with life-changing impacts will continue to be implemented within the communities, as a demonstration of the JV’s commitment to lasting development in the communities.”

Pledging the support of his community to the Joint Venture and the projects being commissioned, the paramount ruler of Asukoyet community, King Brown David Asuk the Sixth, noted that the initiative of the Joint Venture is highly welcomed by the community. He added that accessible roads had been far out of reach for members of the community before now, noting that the construction of new roads will ease the pain of the community and open up the community to development within the Local Government area and beyond.

Through the development of its host communities, Green Energy International Limited prides itself on continuously contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which drive sustainable interventions within the communities, to provide effective facilitation and mentoring that democratically support a suitable direction that can sustain their livelihoods.