The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas has explained why it adopted the Global Memorandum of Understanding model.
NLNG said it decided to use the G-MoU model for easy empowerment of its host communities.
The company said the model was also adopted to allow host communities to take ownership of and drive their development.
The General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Andy Odeh disclosed this during the NLNG launch of G-MoU phase two, involving six new clusters (Abua, Egi, Ekpeye, Kalabari, Ogba, and Okrika communities).
Odeh said the G-MoU was a model for sustainable community development in which communities were grouped into clusters.
He said, “The decision to take up this model of relationship is based on the yearnings and observed developmental deficits in our GTS communities.
“The need to bridge the infrastructural gaps, to alleviate poverty and unemployment whilst building community capacity to drive their affairs necessitated this novel approach for CSR activities.
“The G-MOU framework has already been adopted by IOCs such as SPDC, Chevron, and Total E&P, for managing relations with their respective host communities and it has proven fruitful over the years.
“While it may seem NLNG is late to the game, we believe our G-MOU model will benefit from learning from the experiences of these IOCs, and therefore, it is assured of successful outcomes.”
