Environmental Remediation: Oil community demands use of ₦126.85 billion gas flare penalties

Communities Seek Environmental Justice Speaking at the meeting, Mfon Gabriel, Executive Director of the PEER Foundation, stated that gas flare penalties were established by law as environmental restoration funds for affected communities and should not be treated as general government revenue.“Gas flare penalties are environmental restoration funds belonging to host communities according to Sections 103(1) and 104(4) of the PIA 2021, not general revenue for the Federal Government or the Federation of Nigeria,” Mr Gabriel said.

ALSO READ: Gas Flare: Foundation trains Akwa Ibom oil community on how to demand environmental remediation Akpan Abel, a Community Liaison Officer for a local company, noted that many residents were unaware of the existence of gas flare penalties until the recent awareness campaign.