The Federal Government on Thursday, told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court that its decison not to renew the operating license of Shell Petroleum Development Company was in the interest of the nation’s security.
At the resumed hearing on Thursday, counsel to FG, Mohammed Diri, while objecting to the suit said that the primary objective of any responsible government is to guaranty the safety of lives and properties, adding that the refusal to renew OML 11 was a pre-emptive measures to prevent the occurrence or escalation of security breach in Ogoni area.
The Federal Government said that OML 11 covered an area of 3,095.25 square kilometers that stretched between Rivers and Imo states with 14 oilfields , 10 out of which is located in Ogoni area of Rivers State . The federal government therefore urged the judge to hold that SPDC suit was destitute of merit and suffered incurable legal deficiency and should be dismissed.
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