Osinbajo: Ogoni Cleanup Will Cost $1b

By Concise News Correspondent

Acting President Osinbajo at the launch of the cleanup of Ogoniland
Acting President Osinbajo at the launch of the cleanup of Ogoniland

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the Ogoni cleanup project flagged off in 2016 will cost $1b and the funds will be provided by Shell Petroleum Development Company.

The acting President, who disclosed this  during a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt, said the governing structure for the project has been established, and a chief executive appointed by the Governing Council.

According to him on 16 February, the council will perform a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an integrated Contaminated Soil Management Centre, provided for in the UNEP Report.

“On the same day the project for demonstrating technologies for the clean-up, will be launched at selected sites in the four local government areas of Ogoniland”, he said.

The Acting President explained why the Buhari administration, unlike the ones before it has prioritised the cleanup of Ogoniland.

“The Ogoni people… symbolise in many eyes, domestically and internationally, the previous neglect of the Niger Delta and the environmental damage that has been done to the area as we have exploited oil and gas to grow the rest of the economy.

“This is indeed why the Buhari Administration prioritised the ‘Ogoni Clean-up’ and with working with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and other partners to undertake this important task.”

 

 

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