Ogoniland has been highly devastated, for many years now, as a result of oil exploration. See images below.The Vice President, Proffessor Yemi Osibajo represented President Yemi Osibajo. But what is the implication of this launch to the people of Ogoniland, and Niger Delta? We will examine that below.
Ogoniland is one of the oil bearing communities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria and for a long time, precisely since 2011, the clean up has been in focus but today, the dream of the clean up became a reality, as the Nigerian Government, through the Vice President of the federation, Proffessor Yemi Osibajo, who represented the President, Muhammadu Buhari, Officially flagged off the launch today in ogoniland.
People who graced the event
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has today formally commissioned the tidying up of the oil-crushed Ogoni in Rivers State, amid his second visit to the Niger Delta district since he came to office a year back.The president's dispatch of the execution of the United Nations Environmental Program, UNEP report on Ogoni could likewise signifies the president's dedication to the oil district regardless of proceeding with flashes of brutality by aggressors contradicted to his arrangements. The activities of the aggressors styled as the Niger Delta Avengers; NDA have cut down the nation's oil generation levels to a 20 year low. Regardless of their political contrasts, Governor Nyesom Wike, was yesterday wonderful in his gestures of recognition of the president's determination to execute the deferred report.
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The governor in a telecast the previous evening cautioned inconvenience producers and legislators not to exploit the president's visit to instigate mischief and rancour. He cautioned that the visit must not be politicized.
The representative additionally put a prohibition on motorcycle operation in Khana and Gokhana nearby government regions from 6 am to 6 pm today. The UNEP report on Ogoni area was explained by the UN body upon the solicitation of the quick past organization of President Goodluck Jonathan which had drawn nearer it to direct an autonomous and target evaluation of the ecological circumstance in Ogoni. The discoveries and the report were submitted to the administration in July 2011. Jonathan later affirmed the foundation of Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project, HYREP as a unit in the Ministry of Petroleum to drive some segments of the report. In any case, therefore, nothing left the moves until the way out of the organization. President Buhari had amid the battles guaranteed to actualize the UNEP report, and last August formally gave his determination to that impact with the setting up of representing chamber and leading body of trustees of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project, HYPREP. The report when it was discharged by the UNEP on August 4, 2011, required an underlying $1 billion to begin the recovery of the oil-rich Ogoni land under a staged project it said could stretch out up to 30 years. The report said that contamination brought about by oil investigation for more than 50 years entered more profound than numerous had gathered. The appraisal completed over a 14-month time frame, by an UNEP group analyzed more than 200 areas, studied 122 kilometers of pipeline privileges of way, looked into more than 5,000 therapeutic records and connected with more than 23,000 individuals at nearby group gatherings. Point by point soil and groundwater pollution examinations were led at 69 destinations, which ran in size from 1,300 square meters in Ogoni land including more than 4,000 examples. Water taken from 142 groundwater checking wells penetrated particularly for the study and soil removed from 780 boreholes were likewise researched. Wike commends the president's methodology yesterday in his telecast, Governor Wike said: "Mr. President's visit to the State is both memorable and critical. It is noteworthy on the grounds that it denotes his first authority visit to the state following expecting office as the President of this incredible country. It is most huge in light of the fact that Mr. President is not on a political mission but rather to begin the biggest natural cleanup in our country's history, for which Rivers individuals, and without a doubt the Niger Delta will stay thankful. "Hence, I approach Rivers individuals to be serene, well behaved and exhibit the conventional Rivers neighborliness towards Mr. President and his recognized escort all through the visit. "Let me, hence, prompt urgent government officials in our midst to be aware of the charged social and financial circumstance in the nation and avoid putting forth unguarded expressions over Mr. President's visit that could kindle political contention and hasten pointless changes in the State. "Moreover, as a feature of measures to upgrade security amid Mr. President's visit I therefore put a restriction on the operations of motorcycles and tricycles in Gokana and Khana Local Government Areas between 6 a.m. what's more, 6 pm on Thursday, second June 2016. The security offices have been coordinated to uphold this boycott and guarantee full consistence.
But what is the implication of this launch to the people of ogoniland and Niger Delta.
-We spoke to a son of oogoniland, who does not want his name to be mentioned. He said it is likely to creat jobs and increase in economic activities.
- The people of ogoniland will have a sense of belonging.
- It is likely to reduce militancy in the region.
- Fishing and farming which used to be the official occupation of the people of ogoniland, will resume and this will positively impact on the economy of the Niger Delta region.
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