Bille gas emissions: Commission rushes relief, promises lasting solution

From Tony John, Port Harcourt
The South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has delivered humanitarian relief materials to residents of Bille Kingdom in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, following persistent gas seepage and methane emissions that have contaminated underground water sources, rivers and local wells.
The intervention, initiated by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the SSDC, Ms Usoro Akpabio, was aimed at cushioning the hardship faced by residents whose livelihoods and daily activities have been disrupted by the environmental crisis.
The commission’s Executive Director, Social Services and Human Capital Development, Preye Aganaba, led the dele...