In a communiqué issued at the end of the National Executive Council Meeting of MOSOP, the group said Ogoni people were not consulted before the move by the state government.
The communiqué also condemned what it described as the continuing humiliation of the Ogoni people by state actors with the manner in which government officials at all levels treat the matter of OML 11 which comprises the Ogoni oilfields.
The group declared that all acquisitions, divestments or licensure of the Ogoni oilfields without broad consultation and agreement with the Ogoni people are null and void and cannot stand adding that Ogoniland is not for Sale.
MOSOP added that any future discussion about resumption of oil production in Ogoniland must address the issue of benefit sharing between the community, the government and the prospective oil company, the issue of community participation in the entire value chain of the industry and the placement of a clear Environmental Management Plan for the fragile Ogoni ecosystem.
