Section of the High Table at the event (Standing is the MD, PPL Mr Emmanuel Konyebagu)
The operators of Egbaoma Marginal field, Platform Petroleum Limited (PPL) recently held an interactive section with the host communities to further foster good relationship and understanding between the company and the host communities.
Cross Section of the Host Community Reps
According to the base manager Mr. Austine Abamene in his welcome speech, the interactive session became necessary as it would help the parties to know “the salient factor involved in the operations of the company which will help the company and communities to have a more and better relationship.”
Reps from Akoku Community
According to the managing director of the company, Mr. Emmanuel Konyebagu, one of the cardinal points of managing relationship was how to disseminate information, not to give room to rumour that will slow down relationship between the company and the communities, the organization of an interactive session became necessary where not only the company and communities will be participants but also other stakeholders.
Ogbeuzu/Adonishaka Community Reps
The MD reflected that before this session there was an initial adhoc platform for discussion, but was not maintained, though it was a useful session.
Mr. Konyabagu gave hints that the interactive forum between the company and the host communities will be twice annually, as it will be a peace building and sustaining platform that will remove rumour, and relationship better understood.
Stressing on the need to sustain good relationship and peace from the interaction, the MD of the company, described the relationship between the company and host communities as that of a family, and such need to meet regularity, to know if there were issues to resolve, and what are the issues, as the relationship had gone beyond the company exploiting the oil, and “no longer economic group but a social group”. 
Reps of Umut Community
The participants at the interactive session thanked the initiative for regular meeting between the company and the host communities and agreed that that is the only way that rumour and distrust will be eliminated.
Managemements and Staff of PPL
Present at the forum were the officials of the state government, representative of the Transition Chairman, Hon Ochor Chris Ochor, represented by the Head of Personel Management, Mr Patrick Ottah, leaders of the various host communities, various security organisation the LGA.
Management of PPL and Government Reps
