June 22, 2026

By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURT:

Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called for a close monitoring of accountability mechanisms in the operations of Host Community Development Trusts, HCDTs, in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA.

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The stakeholders said sustained oversight was critical to ensuring that oil-producing communities benefitted fully from the PIA.