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THE PROS AND CONS OF CHEVRON; A COGNITIVE EXAMPLE ON ALPHA BEACH ECONOMY.

Abstract This article tends to examine the activities of Multinational corporations (Chevron) in alpha beach and how it has influence “negatively and positively” the social and economy status of the community. Body Before adventuring into the precise context of this article, there is a need to first cast out the specific definitions of multinational corporations (MNC). Multinational corporations could be defined as an Enterprise operating in several countries but managed from one (home) country. Generally, any firm or group that derives a quarter of its revenue from operations outside of its home country is considered a MNC. It’s totally correct to say that everything has its pros (advantage) and cons (disadvantage) but how far is it correct to say that MNC's are the one who has build up our economy and nation? Yes they do have created employment of course but in one way or the other they have also exploited our societies. For instance lands which was used as a spot for dredging (sand-filling), this has a result caused flooding, deforestation and migration. And this sand filling prevents water flow from tracing its path to the canal, as a result of this, its at the detriment of the community (Alpha beach). And also Lands, through which farming and fishing’s are potentially cultivated among the dwellers has now been sand-filled by this giant multinational (chevron). The Multinational Corpotation activities has bring about starvation (farmers and hunters), devaluation of culture and inequality. At this point, the people cognitive orientation perceived the chevron as an exploiter rather than developer and this is caused by their distributive policy which I believed it tends towards the socialite elite (famous politician sons and daughters, kings son and daughter and relatives, chiefs sons and daughters and governement officials. They cannot say they are totally fed-up by the decisions and actions of the kings and chiefs but they demand for proper channelization. At this region of Eti-osa, we have graduates, masters and intellectuals who are ready to work but no job. I believed that by the virtue of the presence of any multinational at any region, there should be socioeconomic developments such as building of town hall for the community ( crawling into current dispensation 2015) infrastructural facilities like pipe bone water, good roads and so on but to no avail. These does sort out their worries. why dont you follow the saying that says " Teach them how to catch fish not how to eat fish". Though, yearly this multinational corporation bring community scholarship, petroleum trust fund (PTF). 1.	A university student 2.	College student (3). Truthfully, this PTF scholarship get to them but not all. Any other community slots like jobs does not. The facts is that the job slots does not get to the bottom (indigenes) of alpha beach (okun Alfa), its been siphoned by the government officials, politicians, king and chiefs in this region. If not a mistake, The indigenes of alpha beach community, historically, going back more than 300 years ago, the rights to the land are written down in a ‘gazette’, a book kept by the Oba, the traditional ruler, and so this book is a record of which land belongs to families in this region but later, nearly all the entire community has been leased and barricaded to these giant multinational “chevron”, if not mistaken, They believed that if not more or about 275 hectares of land was acquired. This portion of land has already been sand-filled and barricaded by a multinational fence which has caused so much disaster to the community. PROS (ADVANTAGES) OF MULTINATIONALS IN ALPHA BEACH. "COMMUNITY RATIONAL EXPECTATION" 1.	They can create jobs and raise labour standards. 2.	MNCs can help to reduce poverty. 3.	They can pass on expertise in their field. 4.	They can bring money into a country through employment and investment. Three quarters of international investment in developing countries is from MNCs and private sources. Naturally and specially, above are all common facts which any societies supposed to rest on and be assured of but this isn’t working on the bedrock of alpha beach society. It’s all a mythical dove. These are not a dominant trait of chevron in this society. As we all believed that anywhere the presence of any giant multinationals is statued; there should be changes and improvements interms of societal developments such as infrastructures facilities, empowerment, employment, poverty alleviations and delikes to such societies but alpha beach is still dormant. CONS (DISADVANTAGES) OF MULTINATIONALS (CHEVRON IN ALPHA BEACH) "RISINAL FRUSTRATION" The Multinational Corporations can be guilty of pollution or human rights abuse (e.g. by sourcing products from factories where child labour is used or by forbidding its workers to join trade unions). The finance brought into a country by an MNC may be badly managed by that country’s government. “The obligation of the companies should include respect for the dignity of the person and acknowledgement of their social, economic and cultural rights. That means, at the very least, dignified treatment, safe conditions, social security coverage and some contractual stability.” Though these above are obvious character of the multinationals but the point could not be stretched too far, instead below are the negative side of the MNC chevron in this axis of Lagos state ETI-OSA. 1.	Surge: Historically, surge has been a yearly delicacy of the region but each time they have this ocean surge, the land which was sand-filled and barricaded serves as an alternate for the community. The community shift far away from the site of surge to a higher ground. And also when this surge begins, flood took almost all the whole community and the only passage for the flood has been blocked by this gigantic multinational fence which disturbs the free flow of water from the community to the canal @ ikota axis, it was of recent, after series of complains and disturbs, a drainage was created. They dont need to cry and suffer before you throw an helping hand. 2.	Homelessness: Back in the days, no issues of homelessness due to relocation to higher grounds (now sand-filled). At this current dispensations, surge has bring about homelessness to host and home dwellers. Infact the outsiders (people who reside in another country, state, region or place) find it easy to migrate away from the axis, but for us indigenes relocation become abstruse and they believe on the theory of integration rather than disintegration. Curbing this issue of surge, it could be noted that the kings gave families another land which he termed “ALPHA BEACH/OKUN ALFA RESSETLEMENT, ELESAN”. They accepted the land due to traditional practices “KING WORDS” but this land has cause crisis among this community families due to small portions of land allocated to them compared to fore-fathers days (now taken by the king), which has been leased to chevron. No provisions for social amenities such as roads, electricity, pipe bone water and so on. Conclusion. The proportional rate of impoverishment in alpha beach is too extreme and expensive, as a result of this, it as lead to risinal frustration. when the company came into light, They are very pleased and calm because there is risinal expectaions. They seek for socio-eco transformation. Help them contribute a little if not more to the social standard of their society. They write to you but still you dont returns their messages. Their territories belong to them no matter your life span agreements with the king and goverment. They only seek for you help. Lands allocated to families by the king are not enough to sort their needs, there is need to first sort out their worries such as Good roads, Provision for employment, Entrepreneurship skills, Town hall developments and Sensitizations programs. This is their land and homes, they have no other place to relocate to Most part of the land has been sand filled by chevron. Thou on the aspect of surge, we all Know that Climate change has become a global phenomenal but According to the 2011 Unite Nation Convention in Durban on Climate Justice. Climate Justice was used to explain the compensation that countries that have caused global warming through large scale carbon emission would pay to countries that are suffering from the adverse effects of climate change. These include flooding, drought, shoreline shrinking water bodies and extreme weather pattern. The compensation in terms of funds gotten through climate justice would help countries suffering from climate change impact to adapt to climate realities. But for such funds to be accessed, there must be a designated national agency-DNA that would help in ensuring the funds are properly disbursed. The MNC could do a little if not more to console the heart and minds of the community rather than neglection. What Okun Alfa community has lost economically cannot be quantified. We have graduates and more advanced educated elite (MAEE). They seek more opportunities from chevron most especially on jobs opportunities. What belong to them should be properly channelled through the youths and not the politicians, kings and chiefs. Chevron should curb the theory of majority rather than minority”. The majority are the youths while the minority are the government, politicians, kings and chiefs. Their community are peace loving community. They implore your intervention (chevron) in this community interms of job creation, empowerment, social developments and infrastructures. We are pleased and delighted to have you around.