The Federal Executive Council has approved 95.9 billion naira for the remediation of simple hydrocarbon-impacted sites in Ogoni land.
This is to essentially provide succour to the Ogoni people.
The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi announced this while briefing journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House on Wednesday.
He said the amount is in favour of 35 contractors and the construction of 132 VK transmission lines and power substations for Phase 1 of the Ogoni power project.
He again described the slow implementation pace of the Ogoni clean-up exercise as concerning.
Abdullahi, however, linked the nominal progress to several litigations by different groups over the years.
He assured that a strategic monitoring team set up six months ago is working hard to straighten grey areas.
Also, the Federal Government said that its promise to complete the narrow gauge Eastern railway corridor before the end of the current administration is no longer feasible.
