Roseline Konya Quotes

Nature’s gifts were hard to value in monetary terms. Like clean air, they are often taken for granted at least until they become scarce, such levity had resulted to the environment’s degradation at the detriment of the rural people.

The State Government arrived at the decision to set up a technical committee to address the sources of soot. after a detailed consideration of the report of the Scientific Committee.

It is apparently obvious that the state government cannot decontaminate the airspace, but it can put a stop to this pollution if the source of the soot is located. Consequently, the public is hereby urged to complement the effort of the state government by assisting to look for the source of this strange soot.

Collaboration with relevant stakeholders, multi-national oil companies and security agencies is key in the fight against Soot in the State.

The chemicals inappropriately disposed into the environment have an irreversible effect and Ogoni communities are disposed to this.

It has come to the notice of the state government of the sudden appearance of strange black soot deposit noticeably seen on cars and rooftops in our environment especially in Port Harcourt and its environs. The public is hereby advised not to panic as the Ministry of Environment has duly dispatched its officials to different locations in the state to monitor and locate the source of the black soot for prompt action.

The fight against oil pollution cannot be won except toxicologists are actively involved, they develop safer chemicals that will control pollution.

The sources of soot are; refineries, fertilizer companies, illegal refineries, setting ablaze of illegally refined petroleum products by the military, tire burning, gas flaring, meat roasting with used tires, asphalt plants refuse to burn among others.

I advice the people of the state and Ogoni to plant more trees in the environment, it helps in redeeming the environment. I also propose a collaboration of the scientists and toxicologists.

Billions of rural people around the world spend every working day connected to nature and appreciate fully well their dependence on natural water supplies.

There are several toxins that come from oil exploration activities that devastate the environment.

I commend the GOC and his officers for their great efforts so far.

Several harmful chemical go into the environment on exploration. I encourage the toxicologists to be proactive. If we do not do something now, soon our waters may become lifeless.

Rural dwellers are the first to suffer from threats of ecosystems either by pollution, climate change or over-exploitation.

The State Executive Council went ahead and appointed members of the Technical committee for purpose of the implementation of the report of the scientific committee.