LAGOS – Seplat Energy Plc, operator of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company(NPDC) says it is an equal-opportunity employer providing a secured working environment which supports diversity and inclusion, where every employee, regardless of his or her background, can thrive.
This affirmation is coming from the oil and gas operator contrary to the publicised misleading information and allegation emanating from a section of its host communities that it employs indigenes of its host community only as “security guards and labourers.”
It is an established fact that Seplat Energy has across its cadre of employees an appreciable number of indigenes, not just of the communities but also of its host states including Edo State.
The energy company affirms that its overriding priority is to build and sustain a work environment that motivates “our people, equipping them with the right skills and opportunities to develop their potential in order to build a world class energy company”.
According to Seplat Energy, “we understand the critical role we must play to drive positive socio-economic impact among our host communities. We endeavour to align our activities with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), ensuring that our investments deliver tangible, inclusive growth to our host communities. Through proactive collaboration and communication with our local stakeholders, we identify those opportunities with our local stakeholders.”
“The outcome of regular dialogue with our communities has broadened our social investment programmes from health, education, employment and infrastructure and into entrepreneurship. We recognise that although decades away, oil and gas reserves are ultimately finite; therefore supporting our host communities to diversify the local economies is a key priority. This will ensure robust, resilient communities long after the reserves have been extracted.
“We are excited to extend our impact within the Delta and to prepare our communities with the skills to thrive alongside and independently of our operations. We want our businesses to have a transformational impact on our host communities and look forward to working with our local stakeholders to deliver real impact where it is most needed,” Seplat concluded.
