Nigeria needs $520 billion over three decades to clean up Ogoniland and other sites polluted by crude oil, says academic and expert
"Ogoniland Is Not The Most Polluted Land In The Niger Delta Region-Prof. Hilary Inyang", 3 June 2013
Nigeria needs $520 billion dollars...over the next three decades to clean up areas of the country polluted by crude oil...Hilary Inyang, a professor of Environmental Engineering and Science estimated...[Prof] Inyang disclosed that Nigeria has three thousand, nine hundred and twenty contaminated sites, adding that it would cost the government “five hundred and twenty billion dollars over the next 30 to 35 years to clean up.” He said it would not be possible to clean up all the contaminated sites in the Niger Delta, adding that certain areas that require urgent attention must be selected. He stated, “the most contaminated sites are not in Ogoni. The most contaminated site is Kebidada in Bayelsa State. There are many in Ogoni, but there are some that are worse and not in Ogoni.”...