SAD!!! Shell retiree dies on payment queue

ONE of the 2010 retirees of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Nigeria Limited, has died in Delta State as he waited on the queue for payment of his severance benefit.

Twenty seven of the retirees in this category were said to have reported for the payment when the incident occurred.


Leader of the retirees,  Akinola Kayode, said in Sapele yesterday that the company owed them over N800 million severance package, adding that they had served the company meritoriously for between eight and 29 years, until 2010 when they were all disengaged from service.

He said: “If you add all our years together, you will get not less than 500 years of meritorious service, yet Shell has refused to pay our severance benefits, despite several entreaties from us.

‘’The name of our dead colleague is Mr Aliogo Thomas. He died on the queue while we were all awaiting the payment of our severance benefit from Shell.”

Kayode gave the names of the 26 others still waiting for their severance benefits as, Sunday Olokor, Joseph Olley, Dennis Ahonsi, Victor Obukohwo, Dennis Ekaji, John Esiri, Augustine Okonorho, Augustine Ogbeide, Omajuwa Tedeye, Peter Tiemi, Matthew Akinola, Ehimuan Ubuane, Kayode

Akinola (himself), Emmanuel Egware, Samuel Abomah, Rufus Jegbefume and Mustapha Akande.
Others include Anlem Ikapade, Godspower Akpotobor, Augustine Ugbuwe, Randol Idamadudu, Otasowei Aghahon, Alice Odia, Bolaji Gani, Eze Cletus and Emmanuel Unumeri. He said they were all staff of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, Western Division, Warri, Delta State, forcefully severed from the service of the company in 2010, during the divestment exercise by the company.

When contacted, a male voice who introduced himself as Ukechukwu Igbaja, Media Relations Manager of Shell Petroleum Development Company Ltd, Western Division, said the company was not owing any retirees.

“Shell has paid all its retirees. At the moment we are still looking at the claims of these 27 people you just mentioned, I believe that the matter is in court, and we shall take appropriate step based on the outcome,” he said.

Source: Vanguard