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Article

6 Mar 2017

Author:
Azeez Adeniyi, YNaija.com (Nigeria)

Nigeria: Niger Delta federal govt. to train 1200 women to participate in Ogoniland clean-up

"Niger Delta: FG To Train 1200 Women For Ogoniland Clean Up", 17 Feb 2017

The Federal Government has said it would train 1,200 Ogoni women to partake in the Ogoniland clean-up...Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed said...during the launch of an integrated soil management centre in Port Harcourt. She stated that women made a lot of sacrifices and carried a lot of burden that had contributed to the decision to clean up Ogoniland...She urged the Niger Delta people to stay await from activities that will further pollute their environment...“There are many people who have benefited from the injustice and misery in Ogoniland and we will not allow them to do that again...In the next 20 years, we will restore Ogoniland to where it was years ago,” she said.