FG approves N1.35bn for 31 project-inspection vehicles for Ogoni clean-up

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the procurement of 31special utility vehicles to aid the movement of workers, at the cost of N1.35 billion for Ogoniland clean-up.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Environment Mohammed Abdullahi on Wednesday at the end of FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja.

The vehicles approved included one 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus, one 30-seater coastal bus, 11 Toyota buses, 15 Toyota Hilux 2022 model, one Toyota land cruiser jeep and two SUVs.

It would be recalled that under the ongoing clean-up exercise tagged “Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project”, HYPREP, over $1 billion is believed to have been committed to the project.

Congress gathered the project which is backed by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, was flagged-off in June 2016 by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The statement reads, “We submitted a memo to FEC for the procurement of some project vehicles for the hydrocarbon remediation project, in view of numerous projects in Ogoni which includes the shore-line remediation, centres of excellence to be built in Ogoniland, there is a need to procure project vehicles which will cost over N1.354 billion and was awarded to Messrs MUJAF automobiles Nig Ltd.”