Following the historic Presidential launch of the
Implementation of the UNEP Report on June 2, 2016, in
Bodo, Rivers State, President Buhari has approved the
composition of the Governing Council and Board of
Trustees, key elements of the governance structure required
for the Clean up of Ogoniland. This is in line with Mr.
President’s promise to implement the UNEP Report.
The Hon. Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed
said in a statement that President Buhari has approved the
inauguration of a 13-person Governing Council and a 10-
person Board of Trustees (BOT). This governance structure
ensures inclusiveness, accountability, transparency and
sustainability of the Clean up exercise.
Addressing the concerns raised by Nigerians about the
perceived slow pace of work, the Minister said, “Nigerians
have a right to voice their concerns. We have responsibility
to deliver. The launch was the 1st step in a 30-year
journey. We continue to made strides toward
implementation.”
“We ask for patience as we lay solid foundations for the
clean up. The context is complex and stakeholders are
diverse. All must be taken along. His Excellency, President
Buhari remains steadfast in his conviction to see Ogoniland
and other parts of the Niger Delta cleaned up. My team at
Federal Ministry of Environment is actively working
collaboratively with Ministries of Petroleum Resources,
Niger Delta, NDDC and key stakeholders to see that the
Promise of His Excellency is kept and we stay clean after
the clean up,” the Minister said in a Statement made
available to Naijaloaded.com.ng.
The Minister also reiterated the need to see the clean up as
a collective responsibility and urged all the Niger Delta
communities especially the Ogonis to support the
remediation and restoration efforts of the government.
“The choice is for you to keep your environment clean and
nurture the Niger Delta back to its lost glory. The beginning
of this clean-up exercise is clear evidence that Ken Saro
Wiwa and other sons of Ogoniland who fought hard for
environmental justice did not fight in vain.”
“Let this mark the beginning of the restoration not just of
the environment of Ogoniland, but of peace and prosperity
to the great land and people of Ogoniland.”
The Clean up operation – which the UNEP report said
could be the “most wide-ranging and long term oil clean-up
exercise” – aims to restore drinking water, soil, creeks and
important ecosystems such as mangroves. The UN report
estimated that the clean up of Ogoniland could take up to
30 years where the initial remediation will take 5 years and
the restoration another 25 years.
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Title : Wow! Find Out The New Decision Made By President Buhari
Description : Following the historic Presidential launch of the Implementation of the UNEP Report on June 2, 2016, in Bodo, Rivers State, President Bu...