By Ignatius Ushie
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture Partners of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration and Production of Nigeria (TEPNG) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), have disbursed $360million towards the Ogoniland Clean-Up project as recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, stated this during a presentation to the House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Habitat at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Monday.
The disclosure was contained in a statement, by Mr. Samson Makoji, the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, and made available to journalists.
The GMD was represented by Mr. Roland Ewubare, NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Upstream.
