Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), says oil
production will soon resume in Ogoniland after over 30 years of halting oil
production.
Ribadu spoke on Thursday during a presentation at the All
Progressives Congress (APC) national summit.
“Oil Production will soon resume in Ogoniland after over 30
years,” he said.
Highlighting achievements during the President Bola Tinubu
administration, Ribadu said Nigeria’s oil production rose to an average of 1.8
million barrels per day (bpd) in 2025.
He also reported a 47 percent “drop in infractions”, noting
that 1,978 illegal refineries have been dismantled.
The NSA said security operatives have also destroyed 3,849
dugout pits and 3,773 illegal cooking ovens so far.
“Operation DELTA SAFE, which involves all security services,
is helping ensure regional security,” Ribadu said.
Tinubu had announced plans to resume oil production in
Ogoniland.
In March, the Ogoni dialogue committee on the resumption of
oil extraction in Ogoniland concluded its consultations and said it would soon
submit its findings to the federal government.
Ogoniland has faced several oil spills since the 1990s, and
significant environmental pollution and health risks for residents — leading to
an eventual stoppage of drilling activities in 1993.
According to the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), despite the stoppage of crude drilling activities, in 2017, the Ogoni
community was exposed to hydrocarbons daily through multiple routes.
According to reports, over two million barrels of oil
polluted Ogoniland in 2,976 separate oil spills between 1976 and 1991.
In February 2019, the Shell Petroleum Development Company
(SPDC) confirmed an oil spill incident in Ebubu, Eleme LGA in Ogoniland.
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