The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has invited NNPC Eighteen Operating Limited to appear unfailingly on March 4 to respond to allegations of environmental degradation in Rivers State levelled against the organisation.
The committee’s chairman, Hon . Julius Pondi, extended the invitation after the company failed to honour an earlier invitation on February 18, 2025
He said the summon was in response to a petition from stakeholders regarding environmental degradation and pollution caused by oil drilling activities in the Buguma and Degema areas of Rivers State.
The committee had received a formal complaint against NNPC 18 Operating Ltd over a fire and oil spill incident in Buguma, Degema Local Government Area
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