Bayelsa Most Polluted State in Nigeria, Says Environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey
Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa
Environmental activist and executive Director and founder of the Health of Mother Earth (HOMEF), Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, has revealed that Bayelsa is the most polluted state in Nigeria, regarding hydrocarbon extraction related to crude oil and gas extractions.
Bassey, a renowned environmentalist stated this during a one-day capacity building and sharing with Nembe people, at the Nembe City Hall, Nembe Local Government of Bayelsa State.
According to him, Bayelsa State is one of the most polluted state in Nigeria and the most polluted places in the world because there is a per capital of oil pollution of 1.5 barrel of crude oil, as recorded by the Bayelsa State Oil And Environment Commission Reports that was published in May 2023.
