Save our environment now, Mulade tells Chevron
…Urges Firm to put out Opuekeba Wellhead Fire
Worried about the fire outbreak at Opuekeba Flow-station wellhead in Warri North Local government Area of Delta State, a Niger Delta born environmentalist and peace advocate, Comrade Mulade Sheriff has called on American oil giant Chevron Nigeria Limited CNL, to act now for the safety of people in the host Communities and their neighbours.
Comrade Mulade noted that people in Tsekelewo, Opuama communities and their environs are in grave danger of losing their homes and environment to the avoidable fire outbreak from Chevron oil well head which, according to him, has degenerated into destructive and life threatening incidents.
The renowned environment advocate who made the appeal in Koko, headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, tasked the multinational oil company to adopt and adhere strictly to international environment best practices and put out the fire urgently to save the people from terminal diseases.
He said It is regrettable and debilitating to see IOCs carry out environmentally destructive oil and gas exploration and related activities in the Niger Delta region, alleging that they are deliberately exploiting the people for profits against the safety of the environment where they are making money from as they always take advantage of Nigeria’s weak environmental policies and bad governance to continually ruin the region’s ecosystem
Comrade Mulade also called for prompt action that would end the neglect of the environment by Federal and State Governments.
He lamented that the weak policy on environment by the government was giving impetus to oil companies to destroy our sources of livelihood and survival, adding that it was out of place for the people to suffer various forms of hardship and deprivation, while the few in power and the oil business people who should speak against these vices, keep mute because they have their interests to protect.
He noted that as a human rights crusader, he owes the citizens the duty to fight for objective policies, saying that we must rise above sentiments and fight against this neglect which our unborn generations would inherit and may wonder what their forbears did to protect their God-given habitats.
