Ogoni People Issue 30-Day Ultimatum To FG

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People has given the Federal Government a 30-day ultimatum to implement the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme on the clean-up of Ogoniland.MOSOP President, Mr. Legborsi Pyagbara, said the people of the area were

already tired over the continued delay in implementing the UNEP report on Ogoni.Pyagbara, who spoke on Monday at the 23rd anniversary of Ogoni Day, in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, explained that Ogoni people would not relent in embarking on protests if the Federal
Government failed to begin fully the implementation of UNEP recommendations.He described as pathetic a situation where the FG had refused to carry out the instructions of UNEP on the clean-up of Ogoniland more than four years after the recommendation was made.The MOSOP president warned that his people would take to the streets in peaceful protests after the expiration of the 30-day ultimatum until the UNEP report was visited.He said, “As part of Ogoni Project 2015, we launched a multifaceted campaign involving protest, letter writing campaigns, media advocacy and international advocacy for the implementation of the UNEP report.“We commend the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for the renewed interest in the UNEP report and his approval of the fast-track actions for the implementation of the report.“However, we are seizing this opportunity to remind the government that the unusual delay for the take-off of the project is becoming unbearable and indeed taxing our patience.“We urge the Federal Government to without further delay bring into being the announced structures and the roadmap for the implementation of the report that respects the sensibilities of the communities.
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