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Friday 29 January 2016

Buhari Promises to Clean Up Ogoniland


President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed  his administration’s  commitment to implement the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) recommendations for the clean-up of Ogoniland and other parts of the Niger Delta, which have been damaged by crude oil spillage.

The President gave the assurance when he visited the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya, where he called for more support to enable his administration clean up the region.
“When I came into office on May 29,  2015, one of the first tasks I carried out was to authorise the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) for the clean-up of  Ogoniland.

“The devastation caused by oil spillage has destroyed many lives and livelihoods and is clearly, one of the reasons why many people in that region lost faith in government and  resorted to the many criminal activities we are seeing in the region today.

“The action our government took to implement UNEP’s recommendations has given indigenes of the region hope that there are better days ahead.


“Let me, therefore, express appreciation on behalf of the Government of Nigeria to UNEP and other development partners for their cooperation and support on this very delicate matter and also request their continued support as we implement the recommendations and transform the fortunes of the region,” Buhari said. 

credit:sunnewsonline.com

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