By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
THE Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, says the Federal Government has approved a total of N95.9 billion for the remediation of simple hydrocarbon-impacted sites in Ogoni land, Rivers State.
Abdulahi made the announcement while briefing journalists after the Wednesday meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Aso Villa, Abuja.
The amount is in favour of 35 contractors and the construction of 132 VK transmission lines and power substations for Phase 1 of the Ogoni power project.
He noted that it was essentially to provide succour to the Ogoni people, describing the slow implementation pace of the Ogoni clean-up exercise as concerning.
Abdullahi, however, linked the nominal progress to several litigations by different groups over the years.
He assured that a strategic monitoring team, set up six months ago, is working hard to straighten grey areas.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has said that its promise to complete the narrow gauge Eastern railway corridor before the end of the current administration was no longer feasible.
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