Akwa Ibom communities demand action on abandoned oil wells
It also follows PREMIUM TIMES reports documenting continuing pollution from ageing oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta, including abandoned wells in Ogoniland and long-burning wellhead fires in parts of the region.‘Abandoned wells are ticking time bombs’ Speaking at the dialogue, HOMEF Executive Director, Nnimmo Bassey, said communities in the Niger Delta were increasingly bearing the consequences of oil infrastructure that had been abandoned without adequate decommissioning or environmental restoration.
The gathering comes months after environmental groups and community leaders at the fifth Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence in Uyo demanded an audit of abandoned oil wells across the region, describing leaking and undecommissioned facilities as threats to lives, ecosystems and public health.
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