Environmental Justice

SACA advocates for the use of the UN Precautionary Principle for all the oil majors operating in Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. SACA sees the extractive industries as highly damaging to our planet and, in the context of the increasing impact of global warming, want to see the world ‘s peoples breaking their dependence on fossil fuels and moving to the use of sustainable forms of energy.

Our Interventions

Prevention of Oil Spills

More than 300 oil spills occur annually in the Niger Delta. Oil companies claim that 80% of them are due to sabotage. But civil societies and local observers disagree. SACA has witnessed and confronted cases of prejudged causes of oil spills and manipulated joint investigation visits (JIVs) in which innocent community…

Spill Cleanups & Remediation

SACA scouts around daily for oil spills around the Niger Delta, especially in its focus communities in Bayelsa State. Once a spill is identified or reported, SACA notifies the asset owner/operator and follows up with unrelenting engagements until the leakage is stopped (pipeline clamped) and cleanup process started and…

Campaigns against Pipeline Vandalism

Community youths do vandalize pipelines and they admit it from time to time to SACA. However, they allege that they are induced, trained and equipped for it by the company staff and contractors, who want to make more money from cleanup contracts in addition to their salaries. If there are no oil spills, cleanup…

International Advocacy for Best Practice

There seems to be a totally different standard for oil/gas extraction in Africa. “Although the head offices of the corporate giants in London, The Hague, Houston, Milan and other distant capitals of the world espoused transparencies and the highest ideals in corporate responsibility, operations in Nigeria…

Highlights

Endangered Fishing Populace

One of the unfortunate fisherwomen, fishermen and farmers of Imiringi community in Kolo Creek Cluster who lost their livelihoods to the incessant oil spills in the area. This woman struggled to prematurely harvest all her fish before they all died in the polluted Imiringi river. She and her children suffered severe diarrhea for weeks after consuming the polluted fish.

Oya Lake Still Much Polluted

After much pressure on Shell Nigeria, SACA managed after 4 years and with the help of the company’s shareholders in the UK, to get the company to come and clean up Oya Lake which was polluted by a spill from their facility. The spill occurred in 2008. But the cleanup took place in 2013. However, the cleanup was not properly done and the lake is still polluted.

Fire Outbreaks at Illegal Refineries

This is a part of an illegal refinery at Ibelebiri, which is only 5 minutes away from Shell’s Kolo Creek Flowstation, caught fire and burnt over 30 youths and women working there. The refinery still resumed operation after a few days. Allegations are rife that top government and security officials are behind these illegal bunkering activities, using the hungry boys as willing tools.

More Oil Spills at Ikarama

This is one of the spills that occured in Ikarama and flooded people’s homes. Sadly, it was allowed to linger into the seasonal flood period. Community members alleged that the company deliberately leaves the oil so that the flood would come and wash it away. But it ends up contaminating wider areas.

We research, mobilise, sensitise and support groups to constructive engage with other stakeholders through right-based approaches.

Programs & Activity Briefs

Environmental Justice
SACA Partners Federal Government of Nigeria Agencies, the Bayelsa State Government and NAOC on Grievance Mechanism

On 13th July 2023, the Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA) organized a one-day event with the theme “Triggers of Human Rights and Community Gatekeepers …

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Environmental Justice
SACA Partners Federal Government of Nigeria and Bayelsa State Government to Validate Human Rights Due Diligence Tool

On Friday 26th July 2023, Stakeholders Alliance for Cooperate Accountability (SACA) organized a 1-day event to validate Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) tool in Nigeria. …

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Alternative Livelihoods
SACA Inaugurates Three Project Management Committees in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

SACA in partnership with Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) inaugurated three Project Management Committees to implement their joint project, titled, “Protect, Respect and Remedy – …

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Environmental Justice
International Commission of Inquiry Investigates the Environmental Crisis in Bayelsa State

The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson, on March 27, 2019, set up an International Commission of Inquiry on Oil and the Environment …

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