Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, has described the August 3, 2018 press briefing by Hydrocarbon Pollution and Remediation Project, HYPREP, in Port Harcourt as purposeless and a complete distraction.

Publicity Secretary of MOSOP, Mr Fegalo Nsuke, who spoke, yesterday, in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State,  when he hosted some members of National Youth Council of Ogoni People, NYCOP,  said HYPREP’s attempt at image laundering was deceptive as the Ogoni clean-up exists only in words and on the lips of government agents and advocates of oil exploration resumption in Ogoniland.

He said: “The clean-up programme, as promised by our president, has shown clear signs of failure and not profitable to the Ogoni people. What the Ogonis need now is for the land to be restored and not endless talk on internal processes and preparations.

“It is a shameful thing that the people in Ogoni are dying by the day and Shell and Nigerian government through HYPREP are busy calling press conferences and explaining their endless preparations.

“We want them to know that their press conferences cannot change anything about the lies we have known them for, their deception and hatred for the Ogoni people.”

MOSOP spokesperson urged Ogoni people not to be swayed by the deception of HYPREP but to continue their peaceful approach to press home the Ogoni demands for a better deal as contained in the Ogoni Bill of Rights.

Nsuke said: “The only solution to the Ogoni problem is for the government to respect the rights and demands of  Ogoni people as contained in the Ogoni Bill of Rights and not the sneaky attempts and connivance with some few to force resumption of oil exploration in Ogoniland.”