Tinubu, NASS urged to immediately take action against ‘misuse’ of gas flaring funds
Naija News • 2d ago
Environmental groups urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to review Executive Order 9 over gas flaring penalties
Comrade Itsede Victor, speaking for the coalition, criticised the treatment of gas flaring fines as government revenue
The coalition called for all penalty funds to be directed to remediation and development in Niger Delta communities
FCT, Abuja - A coalition of environmental organisations has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently revisit Executive Order 9, warning that penalties imposed for gas flaring are being wrongly treated as government income rather than tools to curb environmental harm.
The appeal was made on Friday at a World Press Conference held in Abuja, where the groups argued that the current handling...