Regulators, asset owners and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the remediation and allied value chain in the Ogoni Cleanup programme have commended the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) for organizing the quarterly engagement meeting, a platform through which the Project presents its progress updates and garners useful feedbacks and interventions from stakeholders, stating that the gesture reflects the Project’s commitment to public accountability, collaborative partnership and inclusivity for effective project delivery.
Commending the Project at the 2nd Quarterly Key Regulators/Asset Owners Meeting, which held yesterday in Port Harcourt, the participants noted HYPREP’s diligent implementation of recommendations and submission from them and reiterated their continuous support to the Project.
Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, Project Coordinator of HYPREP who was represented at the event by Professor Damian-Paul Aguiyi, Director Technical Services stated that the Project has made some significant milestones in its thematic areas including soil and groundwater remediation, mangrove restoration, shoreline, potable water, livelihood, Centre of Excellence for Environmental Restoration (CEER), Public Health, Ogoni Power Project (OPP), Innovative Research, among others.
Participants were drawn from the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Pipeline and Storage Company Limited (NPSCL), Federal Ministry of Environment, Rivers State Ministries of Environment, Water Resources and Rural Development, Health and Power. Others are Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), Centre for Environment Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), Society for Women and Youth Affairs (SWAYA) and Renaissance African Energy Company. Professor Iyenemi Kakulu from the Rivers State University was also in attendance.
