Arab Contractors’ head office also affected

The National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency (NESREA) on Wednesday in Abuja sealed the corporate headquarters of Julius Berger Nigerian Plc and Arab Contractors for violation of environmental laws.

NESREA’s Deputy Director of Land and Water Resources, Mr. Godwin Atsegwasi, said the two construction companies were sealed for violating provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act of 1992.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the EIA Act was enacted to assess both the health and the economic effects of establishing industries or undertaking any type of industrial activity on the environment.

NESREA on the other hand, has the constitutional mandate to enforce all environmental laws in Nigeria and to ensure that the provision of a healthy environment for all Nigerians.
Atsegwasi said the enforcement team would perform its legal mandate by sealing any organisation, which fails to comply with the EIA guidelines.

He added that the two companies had grossly violated the EIA standards by building construction yards in various locations that were capable of causing environmental degradation.
He said that NESREA had served several notices on the two companies to comply with the EIA guidelines.

``We have written to these companies several times, but they have failed to respond and that has made us to carry out our legal mandate to seal-off their offices.
``NESREA will not fold its arms and watch the degradation of Nigerian environment and I assure you that this dispensation will not accept the violation of environmental laws any longer.

``These are not the only companies that have erred, so, we have equally issued notice to all others, even some quarry sites.

``We have penalties for any violation of environmental laws and their refusal to comply will further attract fines,'' Atsegwasi added.
In his reaction, the Head of Public Affairs Department of Julius Berger Construction Company, Mr. Clement Iloba, said that the company did not receive any notice.

He said, ``Julius Berger is one of the private organisations that is known for compliance with all laws in this country and this action by NESREA is very embarrassing.

``I am insisting that we never received any notice to this regard, but, we have allowed them to do their job.

``We are going to meet their management to discuss with them and I am sure that we will resolve the matter amicably,” he told NAN.

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OK

The situation has been resolved,normal activities resumed hours ago.

Really? GEJ is working.

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foolish people, why don´t they go and seal shell office. those people are killing the environment in Niger delta.

Mandelaguy: The situation has been resolved,normal activities resumed hours ago.

Bifor Nko? Na just gra gra from NESREA to get their own share

Dem want chop dere own share

drnoel:

foolish people, why don´t they go and seal shell office. those people are killing the environment in Niger delta.

You dey mind them action the happen for NASS, money they miss for NNPC, CBN they pack the cash open secret account for abroad now them wen shake Julius Berger and Arab Contractor so that ghana must go bag will exchange hands. EEDIOT OF CARICATURE. lol

Novice1:

Bifor Nko? Na just gra gra from NESREA to get their own share

Make noise naa,after all,you were not there and do not have anything about what happened. By happenstance,I was at JB when all happened and I am proud of what NESREA achieved today,and am not under any obligation to tell you wha transpired today .

Sealed and reopened within hours
Is it that the erstwhile "unsafe" environment had a transformation within hours or what ?

What of SHELL and other oil companies in the SS?

ifyalways: Sealed and reopened within hours
Is it that the erstwhile "unsafe" environment had a transformation within hours or what ?

Only in Naija my sister.

They have settled it 'amicably'

NESREA doesn't have the mandate to regulate oil n gas industry...but NOSDRA,DPR now you know!!Julius berger must have ignored previous warnings.

Sealed n re-opened within hours? Haba Naija! So they already sanitized d environment they were polluting? NESREA, either ur DG is broke or js seeking cheap popularity.
DG NESREA, as u play ur games, remember u ought to protect Nigeria from Climate change. God is watching!

We have written to these companies several times, but they have failed to respond and that has made us to carry out our legal mandate to seal-off their offices.
What it really means:
We have asked them to settle the matter ''amicably'' by seeing our ogas secretly in our offices and they have refused or not finshed settling and that has made us to carry out our legal mandate to seal-off their offices.

drnoel:

foolish people, why don´t they go and seal shell office. those people are killing the environment in Niger delta.

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that falls outside their purview bro. I think u got them confused with DPR and NOSDRA

daminho: NESREA doesn't have the mandate to regulate oil n gas industry...but NOSDRA,DPR now you know!!Julius berger must have ignored previous warnings.

Do you mean the oil companies activities don't impact the environment?

Thanks for sharing.

Amicably indeed!