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Used Vehicular Oil and the Environment, Be Part of the Solution, Not Part of the Pollution. 

Oil Pollution Combat, Ghana is a 7-member group of students of the University of Media, Arts and Communication - Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ), with a responsibility of Awareness Creation and Advocacy for Sustainable Vehicular Oil Disposal. Dedicated to this project, we aim at sensitizing and educating everyone on Proper Used Vehicular Oil Disposal to save our environment, human and animal lives.



BARBARA AGGREY - REPORTER




ELIZABETH BRAIMAH - REPORTER/AUDIO EDITOR




YUSIF AHMED - REPORTER




YVONNE KATHY - JOURNALIST



DAVID EMAAHI TETTEH - REPORTER/ EDITOR




ANITA NAA AMERLEY ARMAH - REPORTER



SARAH NAA MERLEY ATTOH - EDITOR/
CONTENT SUPERVISOR/ REPPORTER
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