The Federal Government has ordered Chevron Nigeria Limited to resolve the disputes between the oil firm and communities within the company’s Warri exploration and production area in Delta State, over the composition and naming of the Host Communities Trust Fund.

It also urged both parties in the dispute to maintain the peace, pending the resolution of the matter, stressing that it was determined to ensure that the fit and proper thing was done immediately.

The dispute between Chevron and the Ugbororo, Ugbegugun and Dembele communities in Warri South Local Government of the state is over the naming of the host community trust fund established for the communities and the composition of its Board of Trustees.

People from the three communities were reported to have staged a protest in the Escravos Terminal area, accusing Chevron of going against the Petroleum Industry Act (2021).