Original upload date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:27:08 GMT
Shell and the Italian oil company Eni knew their billion dollar payment for Nigeria’s valuable OPL 245 oil block was not going into the public purse, but would fill the pockets of a convicted money la
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underer and then might fund a vast alleged bribery scheme. The companies insist the deal was legal, have claimed they are innocent of any wrongdoing and their payment was only to the Nigerian Government.
What they didn’t count on was their dealings being investigated and exposed by journalists and campaigners like Global Witness and our partners.
Join us in conversation with:
Olanrewaju Suraju – Chair of the Nigerian NGO Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA)
Barnaby Pace – Oil and gas campaigner, Global Witness
Antonio Tricarico – Director, Re:Common
Ava Lee – Anti-corruption campaigner, Global Witness
Rachel Owens – Head of EU Advocacy, Global Witness
Chaired by: Mike Davis – CEO, Global Witness
This is a recording of Global Witness' online event on 3 APril 2020, which formed part of the Skoll World Forum in 2020. Due to some technical issues, Olanrewaju Suraju's presentation is pre-recorded and subtitled.
