FG deploys experts to Ogun over recurring gas emissions in schools
- ✦Speaking at the briefing, the team leader and Assistant Director at the NUPRC, Prosper Okonedo, said the Commission had constituted the committee following an initial assessment conducted by the Ogun State Government.
- By James Ogunnaike The Federal Government has deployed a specialised technical team to Ogun State to investigate recurring subsurface gas emissions that have triggered health concerns and disrupted academic activities in secondary schools across the Ijebu axis.
- Okonedo said the federal government was committed to working with the Ogun State government to address the situation and safeguard residents.
- Speaking at the briefing, the team leader and Assistant Director at the NUPRC, Prosper Okonedo, said the Commission had constituted the committee following an initial assessment conducted by the Ogun State Government.
The Federal Government has deployed a specialised technical team to Ogun State to investigate recurring subsurface gas emissions that have triggered health concerns and disrupted academic activities in secondary schools across the Ijebu axis.
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By James Ogunnaike The Federal Government has deployed a specialised technical team to Ogun State to investigate recurring subsurface gas emissions that have triggered health concerns and disrupted academic activities in secondary schools across the Ijebu axis.
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Okonedo said the federal government was committed to working with the Ogun State government to address the situation and safeguard residents.
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Speaking during a joint press briefing and commencement of a site assessment in Ijebu Ode on Saturday, the Federal Government’s Ad-hoc Committee said preliminary indications suggested that the emissions could be associated with natural subsurface geological processes rather than leaks from petroleum pipelines.
