Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, don order immediate medical intervention and urgent measures to take tackle the terrible impact of the oil spill for along the Trans-Forcados pipeline, say the state government no go allow the affected communities to suffer unnecessarily.
Oborevwori, when yarn dis one wen he go pay inspection visit to Odidi community for Warri South-West Local Government Area, direct the State Commissioner for Health to immediately send medical teams to the affected communities to assess residents and to determine the health implications of the pollution.
The governor, wen dey with the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, Chairman of Warri South-West LGA, Hon. Sylvester Oromoni, and other top government officials, say the situation too dey serious for dem to treat am anyhow.
Oborevwori come talk say the intervention go go beyond the distribution of relief materials, say the residents must dey medically tested because of the possible health consequences of prolonged exposure to pollution.