I have just received the final report on the monumental environmental genocide perpetrated by oil companies operating in our State as put together by the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC).
Let me salute the vision of my immediate past predecessor, H.E. Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, who established the Commission to undertake this great task of establishing the extent of environmental damage to enable the government and the people to seek justice in the form of remediation and compensation.
Our people have suffered untold hardship and unjustly exposed to health hazards from the damaged ecosystem since 1956 when commercial oil production commenced in Otuabagi in the Oloibiri district of my State.
The recommendations from this report will seek to end unfriendly oil exploration practices, cause full-scale remediation of polluted areas and ensure adequate compensation to affected people and communities across the State.
I wish to appreciate all members of the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) under the leadership of
The Rt. Revd. and the Rt. Hon. Lord John Sentamu, Chair of BSOEC, for their dedication and sacrifices in the course of this huge task.
My government will seek all available options to ensure genuine and speedy implementation of the report.
Thank you.
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