Ogun Cracks Down on Environmental Consultancy Firms Over Pollution




Ogun State government has suspended three environmental consultancy firms for their professional negligence and culpability in the alleged acid battery pollution from the closed Used Lead Acid Battery ULAB Recycling companies in Ogijo area of the state.


The Environmental Consultancy firms are Vyne Nurt Limited, Core Environmental Services Limited and Saag Chemicals Nigeria Limited.


The Commissioner for Environment,Dr Ola Oresanya announced the suspension during a review meeting of the Process Audit of the closed companies at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Environment, State Secretariat, Oke mosan Abeokuta.


Dr Oresanya explained that the three environmental consultancy firms, attached to the ULAB companies were found culpable during the audit process which confirmed that some of the pollution abatement devices that were supposed to be installed by these companies were not installed, thereby showing professional negligence.



The Commissioner  said the state government had no choice than to take a decision to suspend them from all environmental consultancy services in the state pending the time they would be able to clear their names from any form of complicity allegations against them .



He added that the Federal Ministry of Environment and the National Environmental Standard and Enforcement Agency, NESREA have been notified on the decision of the state government to suspend their operations in state until they exonerate themselves

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