An Ogoni pressure group, Greenshield Foundation for Ecosystem Restoration and Wildlife Conservation, comprising youths, women, technocrats, and cultural groups, have staged a warning protest to the premises of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mabushi Abuja.
According to a statement made available to the Press during the peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the group demanded for transparency, accountability and data-backed clean-up by the Hydrocarbon Prevention and Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Ogoniland.
The statement accused HYPREP of several months of snub and unexplained silence to formal correspondences, technical questions, and deliberations reached during stakeholder engagements with the group, as well as a 14-day ultimatum given to elicit a response.
“For months now, we submitted formal correspondences, raised technical questions, participated in stakeholder engagements, and issued a 14-day ultimatum regarding very serious concerns observed across 10 remediation sites in Ogoni. Yet, critical questions remain unanswered,” the statement partly read.
The statement categorically noted that the Human Resource Manager, Ranti Fadipe, and some senior officials of the Ministry, who were on ground, extensively engaged with the protesters.
They admitted and apologized for not responding to previous correspondence. The Permanent Secretary who was currently in Ogoni at the time of the pretest also communicated virtually.
“While we give them few days to release all necessary data and verifiable scientific clarification on the issue raised, Greenshield Foundation for Ecosystem Restoration and Wildlife Conservation has begun mobilization for the main protest to call for legislative hearing and full investigative hearing, should they fail,” the group warned.