The authority of Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers state says it is proposing a Bill to the Legislative Assembly to ban hunting within the forest of communities in the area.
This is in a bid to conserve the environment of Andoni and harness its tourism potentials for the sustainable economic development of the area.
The decision to propose the bill banning hunting comes barely a week after an Elephant was spotted in Ikuru Town in Andoni, months after a giant Swordfish worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was caught at the Oyorokoto Fishing Settlement.
The Andoni Council Chairman Mr Erastus Awortu revealed the plan by his administration to ban hunting at a Strategic Meeting with Community Development Committee, CDC, Chairmen of Andoni at the Council Secretariat in Ngo Town.
Mr Awortu while explaining that the move was aimed at conserving wildlife, noted that the area is endowed with large tourism potentials, assuring that his administration would develop the local economy of the area and enhance the wellbeing of the people.
The Andoni Council Chairman Mr Erastus Awortu also discouraged deforestation which constitutes a major threat to Biodiversity.
The Andoni Council Boss Erastus Awortu stated that the essence of the Meeting with the CDC Chairmen was to strategize on how to move the area forward and to mobilize the people to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration by INEC.
On his part, the CDC Chairman of Ngo who doubles as the Chairman of Conference of CDC Chairmen in Andoni Mr. Clement Clement acknowledged the effort of the Andoni Council Chairman in restoring peace to troubled communities of the Isiokwan District of Andoni.
Mr. Clement pledged the total support of the CDC Chairmen of Andoni Communities to the Erastus Awortu led administration of the Local Government Council in his quest to bring the desired change to Andoni and take the area to an enviable height.
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