Our Vision
To promote peaceful, responsible and sustainable development in Nigeria’s oil and solid mineral producing areas, while protecting the legitimate interests, rights, dignity and wellbeing of landlords, landowners and impacted communities.
Our Mission
OMPALAN works to promote truth, justice, responsible resource development, peaceful community relations and constructive engagement among communities, government institutions, companies and other legitimate stakeholders.
We seek to provide a credible platform through which concerns affecting producing and impacted communities can be examined, communicated and addressed through lawful, peaceful and responsible means.
Our Objectives
OMPALAN’s objectives include:
Promoting peace and stability in oil and solid mineral producing areas.
Protecting the legitimate interests and rights of landlords, landowners and impacted communities.
Encouraging responsible and sustainable development of Nigeria’s natural resources.
Promoting constructive engagement among communities, government institutions, companies and other stakeholders.
Supporting lawful approaches to the resolution of disputes involving land, natural resources and community interests.
Encouraging responsible community participation in matters affecting natural resources and local development.
Promoting research, knowledge, documentation and responsible public discourse on issues affecting producing and impacted communities.
Supporting frameworks that contribute to peace, security, community development and responsible resource governance.
Our Approach
OMPALAN believes that lasting development requires dialogue, fairness, accountability, respect for the law and meaningful consideration of the people and communities directly affected by natural-resource activities.
Our approach is therefore centred on truth, integrity, justice, human dignity, intellectual freedom, peaceful engagement and responsible action.