Resumption Of Oil Exploration In Ogoni Premature – Peterside
A former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, says it will be premature to resume oil exploration in Ogoni land in Rivers State. Advertisement Oil exploration in Ogoni has been suspended for many years due to controversies surrounding environment degradation among other issues. However, the Federal Government appears to be looking at the possibility of resuming oil exploration in Ogoni land after many years. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Peterside asserted that until certain contentious issues are addressed, it will be premature to resume oil exploration in Ogoni. “If I must be sincere with you, it will be premature to resume oil exploration in Ogoni land. What I think and I think that is the part the government has also chosen is to do further consultations, build trust and show genuine commitment to real environmental governance,” Peterside said. Advertisement “The challenge all along has been the opaque nature of oil exploration not just in Ogoni land but in the entire Niger Delta. “And the fact that the way benefits derivable from oil exploration is distributed to the exclusion of the people of Niger Delta is a big question mark. And until we address that in a transparent manner then we will not make much progress.”
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