Prof. Anthony Bebbington

“For decades, Bayelsa has been on the frontline of energy production, supplying the oil and gas that power our nation’s economy and bolster global energy security. Yet alongside this contribution has come an incalculable cost: widespread pollution, degraded farmlands, poisoned rivers and creeks, compromised health, and far too often ruined livelihoods. For decades, our people have endured and cried out in pain”