Nigerians have praised President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for keeping their 2015 campaign promise to clean-up Ogoni, Rivers State, Southsouth Nigeria.

Applauds for the Buhari administration poured in on Thursday after the Nigerian government tweeted a video of the progress on Ogoni clean-up.

The project, which was recommended in 2011 by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, and implemented by the Buhari administration is expected to cost $1 billion and to span over 25 years.

Commending the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, the Government of Nigeria wrote, "International communities commend the progress of work done by HYPREP on Ogoniland".

Shortly after the tweet, thousands of Nigerians took to social media to laud the government for keeping its words.

On Twitter, Mayowa Olaniyan described the clean-up as a major step towards peace in the Niger Delta region. “This is first step in bringing permanent peace to the Niger Delta region by restoring the environmental sanity of that area. Buhari and Osinbajo should be commended by everyone for taking this bold step,” he tweeted.

Yinka Williams reckoned that for mankind, the clean-up of Ogoni was the proper thing to do. “Seeing old photos of the deplorable condition of the Ogoniland, I honestly cannot imagine how those people survived all these years. Kudos to HYPREP.”

For Famuyide Olumide the clean-up showed that Ogoni was no longer ignored. “For decades the people of Ogoniland have been neglected and allowed to suffer wanton destruction of their land, air and the means of livelihood. Buhari has proved a point and the job has commenced because there is a Political will.

Princewill Osaroejiji, an Ogoni Local youth leader provided more update on the clean-up. “Very soon, the water will be free of hydrocarbons. At last, something concrete is happening, very soon our people will begin to drink clean water, go to the farms and fish in rivers.”

Lovely Agbene said the Buhari administration has paved for clean energy in the Niger Delta region. “This is why in spite of Buhari shortcomings which is inevitable as humans we keep believing and praying for him, he is cleansing up mess of those who enjoy the oil boom.”

The clean-up of Ogoniland was officially kicked off on the 3rd of June, 2016 by Prof. Osinbajo who represented President Buhari.

The exercise is taking place in four local government areas of Eleme, Tai, Gokana, and Khana, where waters and lands had been despoiled by oil spills over the years.

Ogoniland is a region of the Southeast in Rivers State Nigeria having over two million people who live in a 404-square-mile (1,050 km2) homeland.

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We appreciate them for the love shown to Ogoni people

The administration has continuously shown that they are adept at keeping promises. We can only hope that other pressing necessities like power and housing can also feel the magic touch of the duo

Impressive: great work have done in Ogoniland Buhari and Osinbajo are indeed next leave administration

Good move!

Give it to PMB and PYO they are truly doing a great job with the Niger Delta. Despite the fact that President Buhari is seen as President of the North by most cynics

They've always been committed to the welfare of the people. And I congratulate the Ogoni people. Kudos to PMBPYO

We are Happy to see that Buhari/Osinbajo have answer our prayers concerning long awaiting Niger delta clean up issue, so pollution has reduce in our ogoniland

they should spread this good thing to other states also.

Pictures of the clean town or we don't believe it

God bless both PMB and PYO

Congratulations to ogoniland now life will be better for them and they will remain great full to this administration

Do not be fooled, 95% of the comments above came from one person with different monikers.

temptnow:
Pictures of the clean town or we don't believe it

Even if angel Gabriel visits you with a visa to Paradise, you might not believe him

Sirjamo:
Even if angel Gabriel visits you with a visa to Paradise, you might not believe him

oga show us pics. Nigeria na scam

No source, no pics?
A project of $1B executed in Nigeria and no single picture?
OP you dey madooo.

Joylove2324:
God bless both PMB and PYO

Sai Mama

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