He said, “Having carefully studied the oil spill and clean-up projects of Gulf of Mexico and the Exxon Valdez Oil spill, it didn’t take ages to clean up the whole thousands of miles that were affected. Ogoni communities have never enjoyed the natural resources deposited in their land as a result of impacts of oil activities on their land, especially the oil spill on their economic land.”
At a recent meeting with the Chairman House Committee on Environment and the Minister of Environment, the NOSDRA boss noted that the agency is pushing for a law reform to enable the agency perform its duties effectively.
Presidency sources had noted that Buhari was looking forward to visit the Niger Delta region for the first time since he became president to kick off the project, which was part of his inauguration day promises. But, the militants had warned that he should stay away from the region, adding that the president did not care about the Niger Delta people.
However, with less than 24 hours to the commencement of the exercise, the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), who have been attacking gas and crude pipelines in the region vowed to attack the President.
The President’s visit was announced as the Niger Delta Avengers militant group, which has claimed a string of recent attacks, issued a warning to oil firms in the southern region that their “facilities and personnel will bear the brunt of our fury,” according to a statement.
