FG to hasten Ogoni clean-up, inaugurates HYPREP council
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja
Published 12 March 2021
The Federal Government has pledged to hasten the clean up of Ogoniland as it inaugurated the Second Governing Council of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project and the Board of Trustees of Ogoni Trust Fund on Friday.
It said the aim of the inauguration was to achieve the remediation process and improve the socio-economic situation of the people of Ogoniland.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mutapha, inaugurated the council and board in Abuja.
AK-47: Presidency releases video of Buhari’s shoot-on-sight order
Kayode Oyero
The Presidency, on Thursday, released a video showing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), ordering security agents to shoot on sight, any civilian seen with AK-47 rifle.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said on March 3, 2021 that his principal gave specific orders to military commanders to shoot any civilian bearing AK-47 rifle.
While some Nigerians including Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had commended the President for issuing the order, other persons like the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, said Buhari should have handed down the order himself.