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According to them, the situation has led to destruction of farmlands, pollution of water bodies, and significant air quality issues in the region, which have gravely affected the health and livelihoods of local communities.A panel discussion moderated by the Executive Director at Spaces for ChaSomenge, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, was also held during the event.
The President of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, asked communities to challenge the elite to take responsibility for their activities that have left the country with dire consequences.“There can be no justice without input from the community, to challenge the elites in the country and the global investment community to responsibility and culpability for what we have done to create and contribute to the sustained challenges that confront Nigeria’s extractive communities,” Mr Walker said.