Why FEC Approved 6bn for Water Schemes in Ogoniland–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said the Federal Government is firmly and pragmatically committed to improving the socio-economic conditions of communities adversely impacted by oil spillage in the Niger Delta.
According to him, that was why the Federal Executive Council (FEC), last Wednesday, approved the award of contracts for six water supply schemes at the total cost of about N6.05 billion.
It is to facilitate the provision of potable water to impacted communities in Ogoniland.
Buhari, disclosed this on Friday, while inaugurating the ‘Second Governing Council of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), together with members of the Board of Trustees of the Ogoni Trust Fund, in Abuja.
The President was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha.
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“As representatives of the Federal Government on HYPREP, and I strongly appeal to you to take this trust bestowed on you with all sense of responsibility and commitment. You will be required to promote transparency, propriety and integrity in the operation of HYPREP to ensure optimal and satisfactory delivery of the required services.
“I expect you to proffer solutions to the challenges of community disruption due to land disputes, leadership
tussles and unnecessary pressure on the Contractors. If these bottlenecks are removed, work will progress freely and we will regain lost timelines,” he said.
Earlier in his remark, Dr. Mohammed Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Environment, expressed confidence that the inauguration of the 2nd GC and BOT, being the delivery structures of HYPREP, will go a long way in improving the socio-economic and political conditions of the good people of Ogoniland and Nigeria, in general.
