By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Federal Government has revealed that it is contemplating using products and technologies developed by New York-based scientists for Ogoniland clean up and remediation of other oil impacted areas of the Niger Delta.
Director in the Ministry of Environment, Olubumni Olusanya, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja.
Olusanua said the technologies have been experimented with and were found to be effective.
Olusanya said the scientist had visited Nigeria to showcase the products to the world, adding that stakeholders had begun to engage him and that the country might likely engage the scientist for the Ogoni cleanup project.
“There are different types of remediation, when these technologies are accessed and they are good for the environment, then we will use them. We have seen how they work and how some firms used them.
“The firm wants to display the efficiency of the products and have already registered with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA). Some companies used their product for the cleanup of Ogoniland,” he added.
Also speaking, Novel Howard, who demonstrated the products before officials of the ministry of environment, said: “We have tested it during the launch of the project in 2016.”
The Guardian reports that the firm introduced the remediation products to the previous administration and that government officials were they are aware of this, stressing that President Buhari told them to get it happens and to resolve all issues.
“For the past 16 years, the Nigerian government has been open to the idea of using the new technologies for the cleanup and how they would work for the region.”
