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Declare State Of Environmental Emergency In Orashi Region-Rivers APC

 


 All Progressives Congress ,APC; in Rivers State has urged the various levels of Government to declare an environmental emergency in the Orashi region comprising Abua/Odual, Ahoada-West, Ahoada-East and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas. 

Rivers State APC Spokesperson Darlington Nwauju in a statement said the state should act as first-line responders to a state-level natural emergency such as the flood witnessed now in the Orashi region.

The Statement condemned the unempathetic posture of the Rivers State House of Assembly, as acclaimed representatives of the people, the House should have visited impacted sites to gain first hand knowledge of the level of emergency inorder to recommend most appropriate measures to be deployed by the affected local government councils and the state government. 

According to the statement, the magnitude of disaster that has sacked communities in the Orashi region of Rivers State, the party owe Rivers people the obligation of demanding from our State House of Assembly at this critical point in time.

The APC is also aware that NEMA had written the 36 state Governors on the appropriate action to take in view of the gloomy forecasts of the rains this year. 

What were the contingency measures or structures put in place to manage this already predicted disaster? 

How much in the past 7yrs has the state spent on disaster management in the face of billions of naira received from the Federation Account in the name of Ecological funds?

The APC in Rivers State called on the state government and the affected local government councils to as a matter of urgency, declare an Environmental Emergency in the affected areas and publish short and medium term plans to handle the natural disasters.




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