Nigerian vessel, Spirit River
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18th January, 2012
Owners Of Nigeria Toxic Waste Dumping Vessel Pay Compensation To Government
A Nigerian vessel, Spirit River, which dumped toxic waste at an engineered landfill site at Sofokrom in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis last year, has paid a penalty of $220,000 dollars to the government.
The Public Relations Officer of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Mr Opoku Boateng, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Sekondi, that the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) spearheaded the move for the compensation.
Mr Boateng noted that since the toxic waste was deposited within the territory of the metropolis, as well as a facility constructed by the assembly, the people in the twin-city should benefit from the compensation given to the government.
The assembly had, therefore, officially petitioned the MEST for a portion of the amount for a project that would benefit the people in the metropolis.
In March last year the vessel berthed at the Takoradi Port for a special operation and contracted a Takoradi-based waste management company to dump the toxic waste without authorisation from the government and STMA.
The Public Relations Officer of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Mr Opoku Boateng, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Sekondi, that the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) spearheaded the move for the compensation.
Mr Boateng noted that since the toxic waste was deposited within the territory of the metropolis, as well as a facility constructed by the assembly, the people in the twin-city should benefit from the compensation given to the government.
The assembly had, therefore, officially petitioned the MEST for a portion of the amount for a project that would benefit the people in the metropolis.
In March last year the vessel berthed at the Takoradi Port for a special operation and contracted a Takoradi-based waste management company to dump the toxic waste without authorisation from the government and STMA.
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