The residents said the firm have since carried out a thorough remediation and have brought the environment to a better state. At an event organized recently in Lagos by the Akoka Community Development Association (ACDA) to honour those who have contributed tremendously to the development of the community, the Chairman, ACDA, Segun Adesanya, said that according to reports from the Lagos State government, Total have done all they were required to do. “We agreed that Total should provide the affected people with fresh water, and Total did it to the best of my knowledge. “According to the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEPA, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Total have done all they were supposed to do,” Adesanya said. 57, St Finbarrs College Road, Akoka, whose house was affected, also commended the reaction of the company, saying they acted swiftly to remedy the situation.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2018 03:45 UTC