THE Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, yesterday, disclosed that it has commenced the selection process for companies that would be involved in the cleanup of Ogoniland.
The body responsible for the remediation process also dismissed claims that the clean-up had not begun, noting that the process commenced months ago. The Project Coordinator, HYPREP, Dr. Marvin Dekil, explained that the project coordination unit has started the selection of companies that would be involved in the setting up of emergency facilities for the clean-up of oil impacted communities of Ogoni.
Dekil, who was represented by HYPREP’s Head of Communications, Issa Wassa, while sensitizing people of Kpean and Buan communities in Khana Local Government Area of the state, called for cooperation among the communities to allow for a hitch-free clean up of the impacted areas. Dekil assured that Local Content Laws would be strictly followed during the entire clean up exercise, adding that the communities would be carried along in the process.
Meanwhile, leaders of Kpean and Buan communities, who spoke, Augustine Wikinaka and Jacob Labeeni, emphasized the need for HYPREP to begin to embark on visible projects to confirm the sincerity of the clean up.
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