Niger Delta records 40m litres oil spill annually — Dickson vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Dickson in a statement issued in Yenagoa ahead of the formal inauguration of Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission slated for DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, today, said the state has suffered vast environmental and human damage in spite of her contribution to the socio-economic growth of the country.He said:”The Niger Delta region records about 40 million litres of oil spill annually as against 4 million litres being recorded annually in the United States.
“Oil companies operating in the state have for decades acted with impunity and with little regard for the environment and people, causing multiple oil spills and leading to environmental degradation and loss of human life.”
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