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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for launching the clean-up of oil spill in Ogoniland and other areas in the Niger Delta region.
Mr. Wike, during the flag-off of the exercise by Mr. Buhari on Thursday in Bodo, Ogoni, said, “We commend Mr. President’s determination to close this ugly chapter in our country’s history.”
The president was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The governor said, “Although this has taken long in coming, it is never too late when it comes to environment.”
Mr. Wike’s speech, which he read from a prepared address, drew applause from Mr. Osinbajo, as well as the crowd.
“For us as a people and the victims of the most abusive form of environmental abuse, today is a watershed in our collective struggles for environmental justice from the Nigerian nation and the world community,” Mr. Wike said.
“We therefore welcome this initiative wholeheartedly. We believe that only environmental justice will restore sustainable peace and economic progress in the Niger Delta.”
The governor appealed to the people to embrace and support the federal government’s effort in cleaning up Ogoniland and other parts of the Niger Delta.

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, who also spoke at the ceremony, seized the opportunity to tell how former president Godluck Jonathan refused to clean up Ogoniland.
“We did everything possible as a sitting government to get our brother and our leader, the former president, to implement the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) report,” said Mr. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers and an arch political rival of Mr. Wike and Mr. Jonathan.
“We did everything necessary, including going to church to pray. The UNEP report was not implemented.”
Mr. Amaechi said it took only an unscheduled meeting between Mr. Buhari and the Ogoni elders, at the height of the 2015 campaign, for Mr. Buhari, then as a presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, to make a promise that he was going to clean up Ogoniland if voted into power.
The former governor’s claim was confirmed by Mr. Buhari, when the president’s address was presented by Mr. Osinbajo.
“We are gathered here today, in keeping with that promise,” Mr. Amaechi said.
The crowd applauded him.
“In keeping with that promise, the economy of Ogoni will change. There is no way they would spend a billion dollar here without creating employment.”
The President, Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers, Godwin Gininwa, in similar manner like Mr. Amaechi, spoke of Mr. Jonathan’s failure to clean up Ogoniland.
Mr. Gininwa said, “I have nothing against Jonathan, he is my son, he is a very quiet boy. I love him very much. But in this case, he made a mistake. He couldn’t do what he promised Ogoni people.
“I want to advise Nigerian leaders, when they make promises, they should be able to keep it.”
President Buhari, in his address, said, “We are determined to put right the wrong of the past, where the people Ogoni were treated unfairly, and their environment unduly degraded.”
He said he had already given approval “for the constitution of the necessary frame-work that will drive a hitch-free implementation of UNEP report”.
Such framework, according to the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, would include setting up a governing council and a board of trustees that will handle the funds to be invested in the clean-up.


It is estimated that it would take between 25 to 30 years for the environment of Ogoniland and other parts of the Niger Delta to be fully restored.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/204611-jonathan-nice-quiet-boy-failed-us-ogoni-traditional-ruler.html

Thunder fire that tradomedical failure of a ruler
*spits on his bald head*

...& the blame chain goes on!

We love GoodLuck J










long live

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QuotaSystem:
Shame on Jonathan for being such a failure to his own people.

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You're beginning to sound like a broken record, your rant won't make us hate GEJ, it rather boosts our resolve to remain his supporters.
Last I checked Tinubu retained his status as the richest ex governor in Nigeria, you should look inward.

Too bad for GEJ

Too bad

QuotaSystem:
It's your choice to remain a sycophant, I don't see how my post is stopping you.

You just can't argue with the fact that Jonathan failed to clean up the Niger Delta after 8 years in the Presidency. That is failure.

Dr Jonathan was not elected as Niger Delta President unlike Buhari who sees himself as the president of the Fulanis.

Can you list Obasanjo's achievement in Ogun state, he ruled Nigeria for 11yrs, 3yrs as military ruler and 8yrs as civilian president)

Even Lagos Ibadan road was done by a Niger Deltan, so what did Obasanjo do for his own state?

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QuotaSystem:
If you have proof of Jonathan's clean up of the ND, just present it and stop mentioning me needlessly.

I've told you it's your right to be a sycophant, carry on.

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I asked you a simple question since you're fixated with Jonathan. Tell me what Obasanjo did for Ogun state having ruled Nigeria for 11yrs.

QuotaSystem:
Shame on Jonathan for being such a failure to his own people.

look @ this lad...was Jonathan a President of Ogoniland? NIGERIA is too big to satisfy all the occupants in just one trem& when u loose ur second term u may have lost wot u planned for another region, besides Amaechi the sitting Governor was a headache to Jonathan's Gvmnt. Amaechi was not an encouragement at all he may even not appreciate it if he starts the cleaning.. ur brother fighting u can make u loose focused.APC has always wanted to take over rivers and they can go to any extent becoming Rev. fathers just to achieve that.

QuotaSystem:
I have no business with that looter, he should be behind bars for the electricity scam.

However this is concerning the IB's failure to clean up his region which has been plagued with an environmental crisis for decades.

He was a waste to the Ogoni.

You can't blame GEJ for not changing the face of the Niger Delta like he was voted to do the bidding of the Delta, that's what I have issues with.
If GEJ had concentrated solely on the Niger Delta, his tenure would have witnessed worse terrorist acts than the one he encountered. Jonathan was elected president of Nigeria and not president of Niger Delta.

TippyTop:
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I asked you a simple question since you're fixated with Jonathan. Tell me what Obasanjo did for Ogun state having ruled Nigeria for 11yrs.

Obasanjo was a failure. Jonathan was also a failure. In fact Obasanjo's biggest failure was forcing Yar'Adua and Jonathan on to Nigerians. It is foolish to support either of them.

babadee1:
Obasanjo was a failure. Jonathan waa also a failure. In fact Obasanjo's biggest failure waa forcing Yar'Adua and Jonathan on Nigerians. It is foolish to support either of them.

Am tired of reading the statement "what did Jonathan do for the Niger Delta" Jonathan was not elected the president of Niger Delta, on the other hand Buhari seems to think he was elected president of the Fulanis, lets see where it leads Nigeria.

GEJ became a monster and list as soon a she gets to the aso rock!!!

So Jonathan is now a boy.

TippyTop:
Am tired of reading the statement "what did Jonathan do for the Niger Delta" Jonathan was not elected the president of Niger Delta, on the other hand Buhari seems to think he was elected president of the Fulanis, lets see where it leads Nigeria.

That's not the issue. Forget about what people are saying about Jonathan or Buhari. How does it affect your life? Think instead about yourself and your country. If Buhari does not perform he will be voted out sooner or later. Don't waste your time thinking about him.