17 JUL

NGO alleges neglect of women in Ogoni clean-up

PORT HARCOURT—A Non-governmental organisation, NGO, in Rivers State, Lokiaka Community Development Centre, has expressed sadness over alleged neglect of Ogoni women in the clean-up process in the area.

The body stated this in Eleme Local Government Area of the state while training women on raising Ogoni forest resources, nurseries, in support of the environmental clean-up, remediation and restoration process of Ogoniland.

Executive Director of the NGO, Martha Agbani, expressed dismay at what she said was the total neglect of Ogoni women in the clean-up exercise, harping on the need for the involvement of Ogoni women in the remediation process.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/ngo-alleges-neglect-of-women-in-ogoni-clean-up/

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HURAC is a club instituted by the Movement For the Survival of the Ogoni People, which is open to all secondary schools within and outside Ogoni and also to all intending members. It`s currently operating in Riv-Poly secondary school, its division HQTRS, and also in CSS Bori, ACGS Bori, BMGS Bori and some Portharcourt schools. It has Kate, Wisdom Deebeke as its pioneer Senior Chief Co-ordinator. It was inaugurated in Riv-Poly by the INTELLECTUAL ELITE BATCH, with Tuaka Jeremiah as the appointed Chairman as at then. It aims at educating members and the public on their fundamental human rights, human rights advocacy, human rights abuses and campaign, etc. To learn more about HURAC, please go to http://huraclub.org/.

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