Minister of Environment, Mohammad Abubakar has announced
that the pollution in Ogoni is now being cleaned up.
He said 57 sites in the area located in Rivers State are
being cleared.
The minister spoke to State House correspondents on
Wednesday.
Abubakar disclosed that he presented a report on the
ministry’s mandate to a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the virtual
meeting.
“We are currently cleaning 21 plus 36 sites in Ogoni land,”
he said.
He noted that the sites are impacted-areas with hydrocarbon.
Abubakar added that the world is watching the project
“because of the nature of hydrocarbons and what they can cause to the
environment and the people”.
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