Ensure Budgetary allocations to Oil Host Communities Reflect people’s priorities, FENRAD urges PIA
Ensure Budgetary allocations to Oil Host Communities Reflect people's priorities, FENRAD urges PIA A clarion call has been made to ensure transparency, community needs assessment and implementation in Host Community Development Trust Funds under the umbrella of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021. The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD )an Environmental Rights Advocacy Organization has called for greater transparency, accountability, and community participation in the implementation of the Host Community Development Trust Funds (HCDTFs) as provided for under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021. As the PIA mandates the creation of HCDTFs to ensure oil-bearing communities benefit…