This follows the submission of the report of the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions, which acted as the arbiter in the crisis, at plenary, Tuesday, 20th September.
It would be recalled that Oyigbo youth, had earlier in a petition they submitted to the Rivers State House of Assembly, accused the SPDC and GE International (General Electric) of marginalizing them.
They had argued that there was no single permanent staff from their community working in the two companies, disclosing how the companies have been operating without a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
They also, in their petition, wanted GE international to employ 50 per cent of their youth from the 220 employment chances proposed for in the project 'C' Inspection project of Afam VI Power Plant, awarded to them by SPDC.
But when the committee sat, GE International denied being beneficiaries of the contract in question from the SPDC.
They, however, disclosed that it was another company (ASTORM) which did.
The Chairman of the committee, Hon Evans Bipi confirmed to the House during plenary that the three companies actually had no functional Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) in operation with the Oyigbo people.
"Even the expired GMoU was not properly representative of the people", he said.
The committee, therefore, recommended that the SPDC should, as a matter of urgency, conclude the signing of the new GMoU with the community, and employ the youth.
They thanked the youth for maintaining peace, and urged them to allow the company to commence operation of the 'C' Inspection project.
Debate on the report was deferred to Thursday, to allow members properly digest the report.
Also debate on the report on a petition submitted to the House by one Ms Ibiere Sally Fredericks, against the Rivers State Head of Service, Rufus Godwin, was deferred.
The petitioner had accused the HoS of unduly retiring her, and had pleaded with the House to intervene.
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