Ebonyi govt imposes fine for indiscriminate waste disposal

The Ebonyi State Government has banned indiscriminate dumping of refuse, saying that defaulters will pay a fine of N50,000 or face outright prosecution by the State Environmental Sanitation court.

The announcement is contained in a press release signed by Reuben Okorie, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment and made available to journalists on Tuesday in Abakaliki.

The ministry urged residents of the capital city to properly bag their waste and dispose of it between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the ministry’s approved dumpsites and waste bins.

The statement reiterated the government’s commitment to keep Abakaliki, the capital city, clean and green.

The statement read in part: “There should be no more dumping of wastes on the road median in any part of the capital city.

“To ensure total compliance to this directive, any person caught dropping wastes indiscriminately and at unapproved places will he arrested by the Environmental Marshals.

“Defaulters will be made to pay a fine of N50,000 or face outright prosecution by the Ebonyi State Environmental Sanitation court.”

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