Make Shell Clean Up Its Mess Once And For All

Make Shell Clean Up Its Mess Once And For All

Started
March 21, 2016
Petition to
Head of State of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari and 2 others
Petition Closed
This petition had 42,854 supporters

Why this petition matters

Started by Ukairo Ukairo

Despite criticism from Amnesty International and the United Nations, Shell still hasn't cleaned up the oil spillage it has allowed to wreak havoc in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. This petition hopes to tackle their impunity.

Shell first claimed to have cleaned up the oil spillage in 1975 and then in 2012. But the truth is, it's been a half-hearted effort all along. In a 2015 report by Amnesty International titled CLEAN IT UP: Shell's False Claims About Oil Spill Response In The Niger Delta Amnesty International outlines case studies of oil spills and areas affected and makes suggestions as to how the mass pollution can be handled.

In December, The Court of The Hague ruled in favor of four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth Netherlands, finding Shell guilty of polluting the farmers' once flourishing lands. But it cannot end with a won court case and a mere promise to clean up the oil spill.

Please join me in asking for the support of President of Nigeria President Muhammad Buhari for further pressure to be mounted on Royal Dutch Shell regarding finessing its operations to prevent oil spills. Additionally, help me demand that the leaders of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Osagie Okunbor, Bayo Ojulari and Toyin Adenuga push for the clean up of the spillage and correct the damage done. In addition,This is about the environment. But this is also about families who depend on those lands for farming and fishing. 

Make Shell Clean Up Its Mess.

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Decision Makers

  • President Muhammadu BuhariHead of State of Nigeria
  • Osagie OkunborManaging Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC)
  • Bayo OjulariManaging Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, the offshore arm of Shell Compa