https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c9q7yx0nwgvo"No divestment witout remediation!" Na di demand of some Niger Delta environmental activists wey carry protest go Rivers State Government House for Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria.Di protest by environmental advocacy groups like Social Action, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, We The People and some local communities dey ask Nigeria President Bola Tinubu not to allow international oil companies (IOCs) to go on wit di divestment process wen dem never clean up di many sites wey oil spillage don damage across di Niger Delta region.Dr. Prince Edegbuo of Social Action explain to BBC say dem want make President Tinubu maintain Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) rejection of Shell request to sell dia remaining shares for Shell Petroleum Development Company SPDC to Renaissance Consortium.E say oda international oil companies like TotalEnergies dey also attempt to sell dia stakes for SPDC and oda Nigeria onshore oil assets, kon add say approving di sale of Shell SPDC share go send a dangerous message to all multinational corporations wey dey operate for Nigeria say dem fit extract di resources, leave devastation behind and waka comot witout any consequences."Any approval of Shell and Total request to divest go weaken regulatory independence, ignore di interests of di Niger Delta communities, jeopardise di environmental and social wellbeing of di region for generations to come and e go undermine Nigeria sovereignty.""Our demand na say dem no fit do divestment witout di clean up of all di communities across di Niger Delta wey oil spill from dia facilities don damage finish!" Na di position of Ken Kentebe of HOMEF.
Dis e say na becos dis IOCs get bad legacies of oil spill wey don devastate di environment of many communities across di Niger Delta as e dey for places like Umuechem village for Etche LGA since 1990; two massive oil spills wey happun for 2008 and 2009 for Bodo city for Khana LGA.Shell gas line wey erupt for Obelle and burn several farmlands covering about 20 acres of lands, polluting di water bodies as well as di oil spills for Rumuekpe Emohua LGA all for Rivers State to mention but a few.For Lezina Pat Nteptep of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource, di damage of oil spills no just dey on di environment alone but e also get negative impact on health and livelihood of di local pipo especially di women.She say, "Many women for our community now don dey experience early menopause and di men dem say na just trouser dem dey wear notin dey inside as dem dey suffer infertility, all na consequence of all dis oil spills wey don damage our environment.”“Our women no dey see di small-small periwinkle and ngolo (water snail) again wey dem dey sell to take care of dia family not to tok of fish wey no dey water again, sake of oil spills wey don pollute di water ways."So we say make goment make sure say di oil companies clean up di areas wey oil spill don spoil bifor dem do any divestment. " she add.Prince Edegbuo say dia demand to President Tinubu na:1. Immediately stop all divestment processes until dem carry out a transparent, comprehensive and inclusive review wey go address di historical, environmental and social liabilities.2. Ensure inclusive and transparent consultation with state goments and pipo of di sites of oil and gas extraction in di Niger Delta bifor any further divestment of IOC assets.3. Hold Shell, TotalEnergies and all oda IOCS accountable for dia past and ongoing environmental damage and ensure say dem fund a full cleanup and remediation program across di Niger Delta.
4. Uphold di regulatory independence of NUPRC and allow dem fulfil dia statutory duties witout political interference.5. Respect di resolution of di National Assembly wey don call for a halt to all divestment by di IOCs.6. Ensure say di new operators dey properly vetted and commit to responsible environment management and community welfare.7. Create environmental restoration fund wey di IOCs go contribute to wey go meet di full cost of evri cleanup and address di long-term damages caused by dia operations.8. Provide community profit-sharing opportunities for host communities as part of any divestment agreement to make sure say di local pipo benefit from di oil resources dem don host for decades.9. Mandate full disclosure of all environmental liabilities bifor any divestment wey go require all di IOCS and any future operators to publicly declare and address all damages.10. Include di stopping of gas flaring and decommissioning plans for any divestment agreement with clear timelines to end harmful practices.11. Account for carbon emissions wey dey related to di divested assets and propose mitigation plans wey align wit Nigeria climate commitments.
>>1368957welcome back based pidgin poster
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What kind of fucking writing is this? Was this trash AI generated and nobody checked it before publishing? What the fuck is the BBC doing?
>>1369253The BBC has been publishing in Nigerian Pidgin for years.
>>1369265JFC I guess I'm just left behind.
>>1369272we use these threads to catch newfags like you
