Leadership
10 August 2011
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe, yesterday appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience over what he termed slow response by the federal government to the recent report on massive oil pollution by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Ogoni land, Rivers State
He said that government wanted to study it critically, before keying into the recommendations outlined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Elder Orubebe, who explained that due consultation with all local and international stakeholders was necessary before the next action plan and noted that Jonathan’s administration was not ignorant of the implication of oil spillage on human life and the eco-system.
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