Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the immediate closure of a dumpsite along the Obiri-Ikwerre-Airport Road due to its negative impact on the city’s image.
He made the announcement on Friday during the inauguration of the new Board of Directors for the Rivers State Waste Management Agency.
Governor Fubara stressed the need for an innovative approach to waste management and urged the board to identify a new location for waste disposal.
He noted the economic potential of waste management, noting its ability to create jobs and generate revenue.
“Today, I am here putting a team together to look at these challenges differently. Let it not be the regular pattern whereby, at the end of the month, you come to collect money from me for payments,” he said. “Don’t indulge in appointing your friends as sweepers, evacuators of debris, then you start building hotels, or buying…
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