HYPREP report shows significant progress in Ogoni mangrove, shoreline cleanup

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Challenge (HYPREP) has provided progress in its environmental restoration efforts in Ogoniland, Rivers Hiss.

The Challenge’s 2025 mid-period of time scorecard revealed that 93 per cent of mangrove restoration has been performed, while shoreline remediation stands at 53 per cent completion, noting that other key remediation actions possess also profitable critically.

Presenting his Scorecard on the 2023-2025 midterm Ogoni stakeholders engagement held over the weekend, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, the Challenge Coordinator of HYPREP, talked about the building of a 43-bed Cottage Neatly being facility in Buan is 93 per cent total, and the Ogoni Specialist Neatly being facility, a 100-bed facility, has reached 76 per cent completion.

He famed that soil and groundwater cleanup at medium-threat sites has made broad headway.

Zabbey disclosed that HYPREP’s community-led restoration of 560 hectares of oil-degraded mangroves is nearing completion, marking a serious milestone in rehabilitating ecosystems broken by decades of oil air pollution. Shoreline cleanup efforts possess similarly improved, with over half of the targeted areas remediated.

He, on the opposite hand, acknowledged challenges akin to misinformation, chieftaincy disputes, land boundary conflicts, and litigation, but pressured that these points are being addressed thru dialogue and inclusivity.

He talked about, “Currently, HYPREP is advancing the remediation of 39 tons all the draw thru 17 medium-threat, advanced sites overlaying 125.39 hectares of hydrocarbon-impacted land. This entails remediating spoiled soil and groundwater out of doorways residential areas. HYPREP has launched the sphere’s largest initiative to revive mangroves degraded by oil in Ogoniland. The pilot segment, overlaying 560 hectares, is 93 per cent total.

“I am ecstatic to point out you that HYPREP has recorded commendable progress within the implementation of its core mandates in response to UNEP suggested actions and the directives within the suited gazette organising HYPREP.”

He added, “In the condominium of environmental remediation, more sites possess been efficiently remediated and licensed, with several others within the within the period in-between at varied phases of remediation. HYPREP has efficiently executed certification and officially closed out 50 remediated tons all the draw thru 17 UNEP-assessed sites, beneath its Portion 1 Remediation of Straightforward Sites.

“The natty-up of 1,700 ha of oiled shoreline is 53% performed. Currently, HYPREP is advancing the remediation of 39 tons l all the draw thru 17 medium-threat, advanced sites overlaying 125.39 hectares of hydrocarbon-impacted land. This entails remediating spoiled soil and groundwater out of doorways residential areas. HYPREP has launched the sphere’s largest initiative to revive mangroves degraded by oil in Ogoniland. The pilot segment, overlaying 560 hectares, is 93% total.

“Besides to to the licensed closure of these 17 straight forward sites, HYPREP also secured NOSDRA certification and shut-out for thirteen (13) Category N Sites. These had been locations lacking enough recordsdata, which HYPREP reinvestigated and found that natural attenuation processes possess diminished the contamination to acceptable phases. Such sites live no longer require additional remedial actions.”

In the period in-between, Ogoni stakeholders possess counseled the HYPREP for its efforts in implementing the United Countries Atmosphere Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland.

The stakeholders made this commendation on the 2023-2025 midterm stakeholders’ scorecard held in Port Harcourt, praising HYPREP’s progress in environmental remediation, livelihood programs, soil administration, water provision, and energy supply.

Leading the review, Hon. Dumnamene Dekor, member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency, lauded the most in style administration crew of HYPREP led by Zabbey, pronouncing they're doing their job with renewed vigour and passion.

Dekor urged stakeholders and youths to desire ownership of the initiatives, emphasising that they're intended to relief the of us.

He also frowned upon the vandalisation of HYPREP initiatives by some community members and told beneficiaries of the company’s empowerment programs to utilise them for their profit.

Nigeria’s old ambassador to the Republic of the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa, counseled the stakeholders’ engagement, mentioning it helps obtain stakeholders’ eliminate-in for the initiatives.

Then again, he called for a sustainability framework to guarantee the features executed thru the project are no longer eroded. Ngofa urged HYPREP to undertake the identical model passe within the Water Client Association (WCA) to obtain more community involvement.

Diversified stakeholders, including Prof. Barineme Fakae, old Vice Chancellor of Rivers Hiss University, and HRM Dr. Philip Obele, the Oneh-Eeh Eleme, counseled HYPREP’s efforts and called for persisted make stronger.

Fakae praised the standard of work accomplished by HYPREP, particularly on the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Restoration (CEER), while Obele urged the administration to endure in mind the sacrifices of slain Ogoni heroes who fought for the project’s implementation.