Ogun and federal experts dey check methane smell for Ijebu-Ode after four incidents
- Ogun State and federal experts dey investigate four methane emission incidents for Ijebu-Ode and nearby towns.
- Residents don complain about one unpleasant smell wey no dey go, and di state say di gas no dey kill.
- Di NUPRC team dey study how di gas dey spread, and di state promise to act on wetin dem find.
Ogun State don bring federal experts to trace where one gas smell wey dey worry Ijebu-Ode and nearby communities come from, after four separate emission incidents dem report.
Di state government say one team from di Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) don start work for di area, dey look at how di gas dey spread and where e fit come from.
Di team na di commission deputy director, Mr Omonedo Prosper, dey lead. According to one statement from di governor office, state officials first brief di team on wetin dem don do before.
Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, sign di statement.
Residents don complain about one strong, unpleasant smell wey dey come back, and many dey worry about wetin e mean for their health and for di environment.
Wetin di state dey talk
Akinmade say di government go share di investigation findings quick and put preventive measures for ground. He also say affected communities go get health support and monitoring.
He name Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu East and Odogbolu, along with other parts of Ogun East, as areas wey need attention while di checks continue.
"We believe say collaboration with di Federal Government and research institutions dey crucial," Akinmade talk.
He say di state go carry out di team recommendations once di investigation end, to stop di emissions from coming back.
Di Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, don talk say di state dey work with di Federal Government on di matter. He advise residents to take precautions when di smell strong and talk say di gas no dey kill.
Professor Ikhane Phillips, wey head di Department of Earth Sciences for Olabisi Onabanjo University, don explain how di checks go work. He talk say laboratory analysis of di gas go show wetin e be made of, while underground surveys go help show where e dey come from and how e dey move.
One local group, Ijebu Para'po Info Media, welcome di intervention and talk say dem hope di investigation go bring permanent solution.
Wetin go happen next
Di NUPRC team go continue to examine di emission patterns and possible sources. Di state talk say e go publish di findings and act on them, and say e go continue to work with federal agencies and technical experts until dem solve di problem.
