About Us
We Tackle the Issues for Needed Solutions
Finding A Permanent Solution Is Our Ultimate Goal!
Coalition of Environmental Organizations (CEONG)
Coalition of Environmental Organizations
CEO
CEONG was formed because decades of ruthless gas flaring have devastated the Niger Delta’s environment, health, and livelihoods, and Executive Order 9 has now betrayed host communities by converting environmental penalties into Federation Account revenue — in flagrant violation of Section 104 of the PIA 2021 — compelling us to unite as a powerful coalition of environmental groups, legal experts, and community leaders to end the monetisation of pollution, enforce true environmental justice, and return every kobo of penalty money to the suffering communities it was meant to protect
OUR VISION
We envision a Niger Delta where routine gas flaring is completely eliminated, the environment is restored to health, and affected communities directly benefit from every kobo of environmental penalties collected. We see a future in which clean air, productive farmlands, and sustainable livelihoods replace the toxic legacy of unchecked flaring — a Niger Delta where environmental justice is not a slogan but a lived reality for every family
OUR MISSION
To interrogate the legality and morality of treating gas flare penalties as national revenue, demand strict compliance with Section 104 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, and ensure that all penalties imposed and collected by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) are channelled exclusively into the Midstream and Downstream Infrastructure Fund for transparent remediation, environmental restoration, and sustainable development projects in host communities.
OUR MOTTO
“Penalties for the People, Not the Federation Account!”
How We Tackle Gas Flaring
We do not merely protest — we act strategically and systematically:
- Policy & Legal Advocacy: We are leading the national campaign for the immediate review and amendment of Executive Order 9 to remove gas flare penalties from revenues payable into the Federation Account. Through formal petitions, pre-action notices, and strategic litigation where necessary, we enforce the clear intent of the PIA that penalties are deterrents and remediation tools, not income streams.
- Community Mobilisation: We work directly with host communities across the Niger Delta, amplifying their voices in town halls, stakeholder engagements, and the formation of Host Community Development Trusts. Communities co-own and co-lead our advocacy.
- Media & Public Engagement: We sustain national and international pressure through consistent media campaigns, press conferences, fact sheets, and digital storytelling that highlight both the human cost and the policy failures.
Technical & Multi-Stakeholder Engagement: Our - Technical Committee — made up of seasoned environmental activists, legal counsel, and technical advisers — engages directly with the Presidency, National Assembly, NUPRC, NMDPRA, NNPC Ltd, NDDC, and other key institutions. We promote gas monetisation, gas-to-power projects, and clean energy investments as sustainable alternatives to flaring.
- Transparency & Accountability: We monitor penalty collections, demand public disclosure of how funds are used, and push for inclusive oversight involving host communities and independent observers.
By combining evidence-based research, community power, legal strength, and relentless advocacy, CEONG is driving the systemic change needed to end routine gas flaring and redirect environmental penalties back to the people who bear its heaviest burden.
Meet Our Team
"Despite operating from their distinct organizations, the members of the Technical Committee have come together as a cohesive and formidable united force, driven by a shared commitment to environmental justice, the elimination of gas flaring, and the protection of host communities in the Niger Delta."
Comrade Victor Itsede
Executive Director (Initiative for Discouragement of Environmental Degradation, Vandalism & Pollution in Rural Areas).
Comrade Dominic Ogakwu
Executive Director (Ambassadors of SDGs and Ecosystem Preservation Initiative)
Dr. Fabeke Douglas
Chairman (Ogoni Liberation Initiative)
Chief Morgan K. Ajiyen
Executive Director (Concerned Citizen Awareness Against Vandalization)
Ogunleye Olugbemi Olugbolabo
Executive Director (Action for preservation of sustainable environment initiative)
Splendour A Agbonkpolor
Executive Director (Environmental Preservation and Sustainable Agriculture development Initiative)
Our Objectives & Demands
The Coalition of Environmental Organizations (CEONG) is guided by clear, focused objectives and uncompromising demands to end the monetization of gas flaring and restore environmental justice to the Niger Delta.
Our Core Objectives:
- Demand the immediate review and amendment of Executive Order 9 to remove gas flare penalties from revenues payable into the Federation Account.
- Reinforce the legal intent of gas flare penalties as environmental deterrents and remediation tools, in strict compliance with Section 104 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
- Ensure all accumulated penalties collected by the NUPRC are transparently deployed exclusively for environmental remediation and sustainable development in host communities.
- Strengthen regulatory enforcement to eliminate routine gas flaring and hold oil companies accountable.
- Promote massive investment in gas commercialization, gas-to-power projects, and clean energy alternatives to end flaring permanently.
Our Non-Negotiable Demands: We call on the Federal Government to:
- Issue a Presidential directive excluding gas flare penalties from the Federation Account.
- Release and transparently utilize all accumulated penalties for direct host community remediation.
- Establish inclusive oversight involving host communities, CSOs, and independent observers.
- Increase penalties to global standards and enforce full compliance.
These objectives and demands define our campaign and remain our unwavering focus until they are fully achieved.