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VOL. 8, ISSUE 4 (2023)
Spiritual rejuvenation: Literature as solution to gas flaring in Nigeria
Authors
Chinedu Ogoke
Abstract
There is psychological trauma that is associated with being conscious
of living in a district where there are open fires known as gas flaring. In
Bayelsa state, the people with the assignment to regulate or check this flaring
of gas are neglectful of their duty. Inhabitants around the place may be
unaware that it is a problem. The presence of gas flares robs life of its fun.
This also applies to the poet or creative writer who loses his habitat. Gas
flaring is accompanied by problems like pollution of the environment and the
emissions causing various health hazards. What is a way of life in Nigeria has
been put under control in various countries of the world, Russia, for instance,
puts in full use its gas. Until recently, most of Western Europe purchased
their gas from Russia. Time has come for Nigeria to really channel the gas into
commercial and domestic uses, to make the bushes cleaner. This write up reveals
how the models of the Romantics can be adopted in combating environmental
degradation. It is aimed to compel the authorities and communities around the
gas flaring sites to imagine the enormous loss of wealth as well as the environmental
damage and onslaught on literary creativity that gas flaring causes. The
research is based on observations made by this author. Materials were obtained
from books, journal articles and newspaper publications.
Pages:129-134
How to cite this article:
Chinedu Ogoke "Spiritual rejuvenation: Literature as solution to gas flaring in Nigeria". International Journal of Advanced Educational Research, Vol 8, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 129-134
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