Worried about the fire outbreak at Opuekeba flow-station
wellhead in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, a Niger Delta-based
activist, Mr. Mulade Sheriff, on Monday called on the American oil giant, Chevron
Nigeria Limited (CNL), to act now for the safety of people in the host communities
and their environs.
He noted that the people in Tsekelewo, Opuama
communities and their environs are in grave danger of losing their homes and
environment to the avoidable fire outbreak from Chevron oil wellhead which,
according to him, has degenerated into destructive and life threatening situation.
The renowned environmentalist, who made the appeal
in Koko, headquarters of Warri North LGA, tasked the multinational oil company
to adopt and adhere strictly to international environment best practices, and
put out the fire urgently to save the people from terminal diseases.
He said it was regrettable and debilitating to see
IOCs carry out environmentally destructive oil and gas exploration and related
activities in the Niger Delta region, alleging that they are deliberately
exploiting the people for profits against the safety of the environment.
Mulade, however, accused the IOCs of always taking
the advantage of Nigeria's weak environmental policies and bad governance to
continually ruin the region ecosystem.
He, therefore, called for prompt action that would
end the neglect of the environment by federal and state governments.
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