Baru himself, as well as his Texas audience knew that Nigeria’s government lacks the political will to end gas flaring by 2020. Even in the face of factors militating against government’s efforts to see the end of gas flaring by 2030, Baru is thumping his chest and saying that in just two years, gas flaring will be history. As far back as 1969, the Federal Government directed oil companies to end gas flaring within five years of business by taking steps to utilize the gas. No doubt, beyond all these, there are issues of corruption as one of the major reasons behind the continued gas flaring. A Korean proverb says: “The ground is harder after the rain.” So also is the problem of gas flaring being exacerbated after government collects the miserable gas flaring fines.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2018 04:41 UTC