President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Dr Giadom Dumbari as the Project Coordinator for Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, under the Federal Ministry of Environment.This is contained in a statement issued by Saghir el Mohammed, Press Director at the ministry, on Tuesday in Abuja.Mr Dumbari is holds a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, degree in Environmental Geology and Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology, both from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He had his Master of Philosophy degree in Environmental Management from Rivers State University.Mr Mohammed said that Dumbari had over 20 years experience in the conduct of impact assessment and baseline studies of Brownfields and Greenfields, with tested expertise in the development of Conceptual Sites Models of various environments.
“Dumbari also has experience in the evaluation of natural attenuation processes and effective remediation technologies for different scenarios involving contaminants such as petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals and other chemicals of concern.
“He is an expert in Remediation Project Management and a consultant with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the implementation of the UNEP report on the environmental assessment of Ogoniland,” he said.Mr Mohammed said that Dumbari is a member of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and a Chartered Environmental Geologist.His appointment is for a four-year term and is with immediate effect.