President
Buhari will launch the Ogoni land clean-up on June 2nd. Minister of
Environment, Amina Mohammed, disclosed this when she visited Bodo in Gokana
Local Government Area of the state to inspect an oil spill clean-up
demonstration this weekend.
“I
can confirm that President Buhari will visit Ogoni land on June 2 to flag-off
clean-up of oil spills in the area as recommended in the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
Buhari
would return to Ogoni land where he inaugurated a fish pond in 1984 where the
once flourishing pond regrettably had been destroyed by oil pollution. The
Federal Government is coming back to restore the ecosystem to what it used to
be and as such restore the peoples’ source of livelihood. We are not just
committed to implementing the UNEP report but we are also going beyond that by
taking steps to improve security, good governance and economy of the Niger
Delta region. I can assure that the clean-up exercise is only the beginning, as
Mr President is focused on restoring hope to the people of the region” she said.
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