The Deputy General Manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), Umuahia zone, Catechist Ambrose Jonah, says the State government is perturbed about the way cattles roam the streets of Umuahia city, the state capital.
Jonah, who stated this in his office while fielding questions from newsmen, said that plans are on to checkmate the situation.
He said that cattle cannot continue to roam the streets of Umuahia uncontrollably, and assured the newsmen that the message of their findings would be conveyed to Governor Alex Otti.
Jonah wondered why the herders and their cattle even move through the Government House area, describing it as an anomaly at a time Abia is experiencing environmental transformation.
“So by the special grace of God, I will be sending a memo to the governor. So that at least, let me just seek his own opinion. I have also spoken to our AG, the Attorney General.
“There should be a law prohibiting some of these things. There are other places where they have to at least graze, and not within the town. So we are working on that,” he said.
Speaking on the environmental cleanliness of the State, the ASEPA DGM, Umuahia zone, expressed satisfaction with the success achieved on environmental sanitation in the last two years, saying it could only get better.
According to him, Abia State before now was known for bad roads and dirty environment, noting that today, after the declaration of state of emergency by the governor on assumption of office in May 2023, there has been significant improvement in environmental cleanliness of the State.
He thanked Governor Alex Otti for providing more vehicles to ASEPA Umuahia zone and other zones for the evacuation of wastes, and for ensuring that blocked drainages were opened for free flow of water.
