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Oil Extraction Gelegelegbene Residents Lament Pollution, Heat Waves

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November 19, 2021

Residents of oil-rich Gelegelegbene in Ovia North Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State have lamented the impact of gas flaring which according to them has led to heat waves, widespread health problems, likewise affecting fishing, their predominant occupation.

The residents who made the pitiable state of the community known during a capacity building workshop organised by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) recently in the community, enumerated ecological problems and livelihood challenges they face as a result of giant gas flare near their homes.

The training aimed to equip community with tools for building solidarity and to elevate solutions to their environmental
and livelihood challenges.

During the workshop, one of the resource persons and environmentalist, Morris Alagoa, charged residents of the community to be vigilant to note and report on happenings in their
environment.

He further tasked them to identify and work on the problems they faced.

According to him, “After identifying your challenges with gas flaring and oil exploitation, it is time to take action. Once you agree to act as a community everyone must ensure to comply and work in the best interest of the community.”

He insisted that it is very important for people to adhere to collective decision if their actions were to have desired
impact.

“If you see something wrong, be ready to say it out and not be silent over it. Team up with bodies and organization that
fight against injustices. If you speak up, people will come together to
fight with you against such injustice,” he added.

While stressing that everyone has a role to play in the interest of ensuring sustainability
of our environment, the HOMEF’s facilitators urged members of the community to put what they had learned into practice to achieve the expected results and secure their goals and objectives.

Earlier in his welcome address, Prince Babs Pawuru of Host Communities Network (HoCoN), who expressed gladness over the timely training, urged the community members to be ready to join in the struggle to end exploitations that do not yield positive benefits to them.

“I am happy we have this gathering today. This meeting will help the youths and other community members to know how to demand accountability from
corporations that engage in harmful activities.

“Together we can also
hold the government responsible. To start with, we have to stand
together and demand the immediate ending of gas flaring in Gelegele,” he said.

INFO DAILY reports that Gelegelegbene is ravaged by unending gas flaring, belching right in the heart of the community with flow stations close to residential buildings.

INFO DAILY further gather that the community has been living (for so long) with the sad realities of air and environmental pollution amidst other resultant socio-economic and livelihood stress.

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