A Niger Delta environmentalist, Chief Mulade Sheriff, has called on relevant oil and gas authorities to urgently clean-up the border riverine communities in Delta and Ondo states impacted by the explosion that rocked the FPSO vessel, Trinity Spirit, at Ukpokiti, near Escravos, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.
Right activist, Austin Ozobo of Ijaw People’s Development Initiative (IPDI), also said the urgent clean-up of the surrounding communities close to the scene of the incident had become imperative to prevent pollution to distant communities capable of crippling socio-economic activities of people in the area.
The duo, in separate statements yesterday, sympathised with the management of Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited (SEPCOL) over the loss of the vessel. But they lamented the recurring pollution and degradation of the Niger Delta environment through gas flaring and other oil activities in the region.
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