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Security concerns stall Ogoni, FG’s oil exploration talks
Security concerns may have stalled a stakeholders meeting between the Federal Government and Ogoni leaders to discuss planned resumption of oil and gas exploration in the area.
Consequently, the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to stand on the side of humanity and the suffering Ogoni people and not renew the Oil Mining Licenses (OMLs) in Ogoniland.
The Guardian learnt from Ogoni activists that a meeting slated for next Monday between Federal Government’s representatives led by Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to discuss the possibility of resuming oil and gas activities had been shelved amid security concerns and opposition to the discussions.
It was also gathered that some activists had opposed the planned resumption of oil activities in Ogoni because the Federal Government and oil companies were yet to cleanup Ogoniland almost seven years after the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) revealed widespread devastation of the environment.
The Guardian, July 3, 2018
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