DOUGLAS
V.
SPDC LTD. & ORS
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MUSDAPHER, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiff now appellant is an activist in the protection of the environment. He is actively involved in the protection of the environmental rights promotion of waste management and generally safe and sustainable environment. He claims to be a native of the Niger Delta where there are large deposits of oil and gas. The respondents were jointly engaged in a project for the production of liquefied natural gas. For the project to take off the respondents are required to do preliminary studies on the impact of the project on the environment. They are required to comply with the provisions of Environmental Impact Assessment Decree No. 86 of 1992. The appellant was not satisfied that the respondents had satisfactorily adhered to the provisions of the Decree hence he took an action in the Federal High Court against the respondents and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. In the course of the action, he discontinued the claim aga…