Commissioner says historical analysis of result and findings has not been concluded
The Delta State Commissioner for Special Duties (Oil and Gas), Mofe Pirah, has disclosed that communities affected by the Shell Bonga spill of 2011—spread through four local governments in Delta and other neighbouring states—are yet to be compensated.
“The compensation will come after the historical analysis of the result and findings have been concluded,” he said.
The affected communities, in which the major sources of residents’ livelihood were destroyed, are in Burutu, Warri North, Warri South and Warri South West LGAs in Delta and some LGAs in Bayelsa, Rivers and Ondo states.
“The clean-up process has been done by Shell and we supervised the clean-up process in the affected communities in Delta,” the Commissioner for Environment, Frank Omare,said.
“We are following the development and at the end of the day when the results would have been made available, we will tell the people of the state.”
