Niger Delta Environmental Accountability
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Dutch Court Ruling
Although there was a Landmark victory as the Dutch Court Ruled against
Shell, holding Shell responsible for the pollution of farmlands at Ikot Ada
Udo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, we are however disappointed that the
court ruled otherwise with regard to the Goi and Oruma. That the court
had doubts and concluded that there was no proof that the spills at Goi in
Ogoni, Rivers State and Oruma communities in Bayelsa State were not
cleaned up.
Niger Delta Women expresses concern. Today Goi is a complete deserted
land; people no longer live in Goi due to the spill that occurred since 2005
without clean up and Compensation.
I hope that the work on Environmental Rights by UNEP and the
international community, can avoid future tragedies as the one which we
are confronted with in the Niger Delta.View entire presentation