The federal government has formerly launched the clean-up of oil spills in Ogoni land, Rivers State, Nigeria, as recommended in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
Just before delivering the President’s message to the people, Professor Osinbajo described the occasion as an historic one, not just in the lives of Ogoni people but also for the entire Niger Delta.
He said that the clean-up of Ogoni land was not just a restoration of the environment but would be a restoration of families, the people’s wealth, health and everything that is good about the land.
He prayed that this would mark the beginning of real change in the land and in the future of the Ogonis.
“It is the day of victory”, he said, believing that it would be the beginning of many more good things.
Prominent Ogoni leaders also extolled the federal government for embarking on the programme which is scheduled to last for 30 years.
The Minister for the Environment, Ms Amina Mohammed, has reiterated the need for the people to support the exercise.
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