They are fishermen and farmers.
From 1976 to 1991 (15 years) there were reportedly 2,976 oil spills of about 2.1 million barrels of oil in Ogoniland, causing environmental hazards which hindered their means of survival.
President Buhari as part of his election plan, promised to effect the clean up of the Ogoniland which is coming into fruition following the "Clean Up" flag off by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The clean-up will cost N2.1 Billion and is expected to revive the "barren land" of Ogoni people which will also improve their economic activities and create employment. The clean up exercise which kicked off on June 2, 2016 will last over a period of 30 years to complete.
According to information, Ogoniland oil spill accounts to about 40% of the total oil spills of the Royal Dutch/Shell company worldwide in one region alone.
In 1990, prominent Ogoni activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa fought against the federal government of Nigeria under the auspices of Movement of the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) following their neglect on the oil spills and environmental hazards ravaging the people of Ogoniland. Saro-Wiwa wanted autonomous State of Ogoni to allow them take charge of their resources but he and 8 other Ogoni activists were executed (killed) for treason.
...
...............
Follow EDESON NEWS on TWITTER:
@EndyEdesonNews
.
.
Read More News Stories on my News Blog
..
www.EndyEdesonN
...,,,,,,,,,,,,
**Visit My Technology Blog**
For Business Tips, Career Tips, Motivation and lots more
www.EdesonInfoT
............
FACEBOOK COMMENTS
Crmde Okwaa Chuks and 2 others like this.
Innocent Ogadima Ezike
Just passing by ooo 🏃 ..A failed nation.
Endy Edeson
@ezike: i think you should rather say " a revolving nation". .
Innocent Ogadima Ezike
if
i hear oga endy...nigeria is a faild country and is going down
eveyday..can,t you see it..look around u,if you will honest with
yourself,what do you see..
Commzy James
i hope itwill happen as they promise
Bonaventure Dalyop
hmmmm that's a news for those who are not aware but Endy it seems the kick off was June 2, 2016 and not...
Endy Edeson
@dalyop: thanks. hahahahaha. noted. edited
Frank Sylvanus
Edeson!
Please help tell d PMB 2 come our aid,we can no longer fish again,farm
on d Land. In d people of Andoni have no source of drinking water. We
need him to come to Andoni and flag up Andoni clean up. Thank you from
Hon.Bar.Comr, .Frank Sylvanus
Endy Edeson
@frank: ok. the clean up will include those areas. it's a long term service
Segun Godwin Obi
If only there will take 30 years, how many year Will it take to repair Nigeria ? , will they be build with diamond
Prog Da-Lars
Ken
Saro-Wiwa raised the alarm of the consequences of the oil spill several
years ago but the Unfortunate leader, Cursed soul, Sani Abacha connived
with Shell to silence him by murder allegation and he was executed by
hanging. Here we are today!
Jeremiah Ademolu
If
it will take Nigeria government 30yrs to clean-up ogoni land, then how
many yrs will it take to develop that same land? Before i fgt, hw many
yrs does it take to turned Abuja into a city and where the source
from???
King Davix Migxon
u ar fool, who ever told ogoni is from ghana go back and read
Endy Edeson
@king: where did they migrate from?
Ernest Isaac Mfon
May God save us from this joke called Nigeria. Nothing is working anymore