The mMinister of Environment, Mohammed H. Abdullahi has announced that the Federal Executive Council at its meeting on Wednesday approved a total of 95.9 billion naira for the remediation of simple hydrocarbon-impacted sites in Ogoni land.
The amount is in favour of 35 contractors and the construction of 132 VK transmission lines and power substations for Phase 1 of the Ogoni power project.
The minister stated this on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council at the State House. He noted is essentially to provide succour to the Ogoni people.
He again expressed concern over the slow implementation pace of the Ogoni clean-up exercise but linked the nominal progress to several litigations by different groups over the years.
The minister however, assured that a strategic monitoring team set up six months ago is working hard to straighten grey areas.
