President Muhammadu Buhari has averred that the cleanup of
Ogoniland and other oil-impacted communities in the Niger Delta region would
last for 20 years. He made the disclosure on Thursday while inaugurating the
Governing Council and the Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund for the
Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project for the Implementation of the UNEP
Report at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Buhari, “The clean-up exercise is expected to
go on for two decades. The first five years will address emergency response
measures and remediation while the subsequent years will look to restore the
ecosystems in the Delta. “The governance framework we lay today, following extensive
consultations, will form the bedrock for sustainability for years to come.
“Together we will be able to transform what is today a tragic
tale of desolation and destruction to one of restoration and opportunity for
the coming generations. The expertise and technology exist to make this a
reality.
“In the end, this project will serve as the ‘gold standard’
for the cleanup of similar pollution in other parts of the Niger Delta, and the
world at large.”
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