Spillage: Rivers Assembly orders immediate clean-up of impacted communities
The Rivers House of Assembly has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to commence immediate clean-up and remediation of some communities recently impacted by oil spillage in the state.
Supreme News reports that the directive was a sequel to the resolution reached at a session of the ad hoc committee on ‘Investigation of the Aleto crude oil spillage’.
Chairman of the committee, Mr. Dumle Maol (PDP-Gokana), who read the findings, confirmed the devastating crude oil spillage on SPDC’s 28 Trans-Niger pipeline (TNT) right of way sited in Eleme Zone 2, Eleme Local Government Area of the state.
The committee also stated that a joint investigation with SPDC showed that the faulty line was buried 5 feet underground and that there was no security breach at the incident site.
The committee also learned that SPDC had since delivered some relief materials to the affected areas to partially take care of the immediate suffering of victims.
The committee recommended that SPDC immediately commence the clean-up and remediation of the impacted communities, in line with the provisions of the existing laws.
In his submission, the Rivers House of Assembly has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to commence immediate clean-up and remediation of some communities recently impacted by oil spillage in the state.
Supreme News reports that the directive was a sequel to the resolution reached at a session of the ad hoc committee on ‘Investigation of the Aleto crude oil spillage’.
Chairman of the committee, Mr. Dumle Maol (PDP-Gokana), who read the findings, confirmed the devastating crude oil spillage on SPDC’s 28 Trans-Niger pipeline (TNT) right of way sited in Eleme Zone 2, Eleme Local Government Area of the state.
The committee also stated that a joint investigation with SPDC showed that the faulty line was buried 5 feet underground and that there was no security breach at the incident site.
The committee also learned that SPDC had since delivered some relief materials to the affected areas to partially take care of the immediate suffering of victims.
The committee recommended that SPDC immediately commence the clean-up and remediation of the impacted communities, in line with the provisions of the existing laws.
In his submission, Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Martin Amaehule (PDP-Obio/Akpor I), condemned incidences of oil spillage traceable to faulty pipelines and the slow response towards remediation by operating oil companies.
The speaker, who expressed worry over the attendant environmental hazards faced by the area as a result of reoccurring oil spillage, urged SPDC and other oil exploration companies to always abide by global standards of operations.
“The 10th Assembly will not fold its arms to watch the Rivers people suffer as a result of the operational negligence of any company in the state,” he said.
Supreme News reports that the Eleme communities of Aleto, Agbonchia, Akpajo, Okerewa, Njuru, and the coastal areas of Okujagu-Ama were among those impacted by the oil spillage.
The speaker, who expressed worry over the attendant environmental hazards faced by the area as a result of reoccurring oil spillage, urged SPDC and other oil exploration companies to always abide by global standards of operations.
“The 10th Assembly will not fold its arms to watch the Rivers people suffer as a result of the operational negligence of any company in the state,” he said.
Supreme News reports that the Eleme communities of Aleto, Agbonchia, Akpajo, Okerewa, Njuru, and the coastal areas of Okujagu-Ama were among those impacted by the oil spillage.
