The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, disclosed this during the anti-bunkering re-pollution sensitization seminar and award of certificate to community workers in basic remediation techniques held in Saakpenwa, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Abdullahi who was represented by the Director of Technical Services, HYPREP, Professor Philip Shekwolo, explained that HYPREP’s Community Representative Advisory Council, was set up to campaign and stop oil spills, oil theft and artisanal refining activities in Ogoniland.
He noted that it was not enough to clean up Ogoni, but to ensure that once Ogoniland is cleaned, it remains clean.
Also speaking, a keynote speaker at the event and university don, Professor Ben Naanen, cautioned the Youths of Ogoni against re-polluting the area through illegal oil bunkering activities.
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