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Man activities occasioned by petroleum exploration in Nigeria have devastating consequences on oil producing communities in the Niger Delta region. These activities ranging from water, air and land pollutions, extinction of wild elements, deforestation, desertification and climate change. In order to address this ugly predicament in the oil producing communities, two objectives and hypotheses were raised to guide the study. Relevant literatures were consulted. The Elite theory was adopted as a theoretical framework for the study. The cross-sectional research design was employed.45, 000 inhabitants were selected from Umunede, Otor-Owhe and Jesse Communities in Delta State. 300 respondents were picked as the sample size which was determined by Taro Yamane (1967) formula. Questionnaire was used as a major instrument for data collection. The research questions were answered by using descriptive statistics of simple percentage while the hypotheses were tested using the chi-square statistical tool to determine the degree of freedom and relationship between variables. Based on the analysis, it was revealed that the interventionist organization called DESOPADEC established to provide adequate welfare packages to oil host communities has not done enough due to corruption and political interference by the state government. Therefore, the study recommended among others that DESOPADEC as an interventionist agency created by Delta State government to provide welfare to oil host communities should adhere strictly to the constitutional provision in establishing it. The objective of the commission is to provide social amenities in oil host communities and as such corrupt practices, political interference upon its finances should be avoided and more proactive measures should be taken to provide the needed social amenities in oil host communities in Delta State

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