Your letters
Sunday 12 April 2009
Can you please try to take a neutral stance on the case of Shell and Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria (“Shell in court over alleged role in Nigeria executions”, News, last week)? Shell does not have a majority stake in its Nigerian ventures; rather, the Nigerian government owns a 65% interest. The government does essentially nothing for the indigenous people in the region; Shell builds schools, hospitals, roads, power plants and other facilities.
This isn’t to say that Shell is perfect, but your readers have a right to know who actually owns the oil and gas and whom the security forces primarily serve.