Gov Fubara to FG: Always Involve Ogonis in Projects Execution
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that integrating Ogoni people in all the processes geared towards remediating their land to bring lasting respite to years of environmental degradation they had suffered will truly make them own the projects without sabotaging them. Governor Fubara made the remark when he received on courtesy visit, the Minister of Environment, Mr Balarabe Abbas Lawal, and his delegation, at Government House in Port Harcourt on Monday. The Minister of Environment was accompanied by the Minister of Regional Development, Hon Abubakar Momoh, the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Malick Fall, and HYPREP Project Coordinator, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey. Governor Fubara noted with delight the progress reports that have been reeled out by the Minister of Environment, which indicated the seriousness given to remediating the effects of pollution occasioned by oil exploration and production in Ogoniland. He said, "We all know the situation of Og...