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Edun: FG is Funding Governance Structures Needed for Ogoni Clean-up
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Hydro-Carbon Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP) in Ogoniland, Mr. Wale Edun, has stated that the federal government has properly funded both the governing council and BoT of HYPREP, the two key elements of the governance structures required for the clean-up of Ogoniland and other impacted sites.
The two structures were set up by President Muhammadu Buhari in line with his promise to implement the UNEP Report, which recommended the setting up of $1 billion fund to clean up the oil pollution and ensure the environmental remediation to Ogoniland.
Speaking Wednesday on a programme anchored by the Editor and Executive Director of THISDAY Newspapers, Ijeoma Nwogwugwu on Arise News Channel, the broadcast arm of THISDAY, Edun stated that the HYPREP BoT was working with all the relevant stakeholders to develop a world-class framework to measure the achievements of the agency.
THISDAY, September 7, 2017
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