Community Development Policy

It is a cardinal policy of Ideke to strictly recruit our personnel particularly the semi-skilled and unskilled workforce from the Host community where we work particularly those with the minimal qualifications. By so doing, we empower and develop manpower within our Host communities; thus they see us as partners and , and feel committed to ensuring our security and passage at all times Industrial peace is a prerequisite for doing business particularly in a volatile environment such as the Niger Delta.

We equally assist in genuine community development projects of our host communities; payment of annual honorarium to the various Community Development Associations and provision of craft internship sponsorship.

It is in line with the above that we adopt the following strategy in our relationship with our host communities:

Appoint Community Liaison Officers (CLO) from immediate host communities in order to strengthen relationship and communication.

Generate and document hard copies of Memorandum of Understanding MOU duly signed by the designated company representatives, CLO, Chiefs, Elders and Youth Associations of the host communities.

Implement to the latter all such issues as may be contained in the said MOU and vice versa.

Organise regular TOWN HALL meeting with designated community representatives on ways of strengthening relations with them.

Pay annual honorarium to host communities which are usually used by them to sponsor genuine community development projects.

Remain open and proactive in matters that will be of common interest to all concerned.