ABUJA, AUGUST 4, 2016 – To ensure full implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoni land, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the Governing Council and the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Trust Fund for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).Buhari, while speaking at a brief ceremony in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, noted that the project, which will take two decades to implement, will start five years after the UNEP report.
The next five years, he said, will address emergency response measures and remediation, while the subsequent years will aim to restore the ecosystems in the Niger Delta.
He charged the communities to ensure security for the project and prevent recontamination of Ogoniland when completed.
He said: “Today marks another milestone in the commitment that this administration has made in ensuring the implementation of the UNEP Report on Ogoniland and other impacted sites.
