ANAMBRA TO GO AFTER HOUSES WITHOUT PROPER DRAINAGE IN ORDER TO COMBAT EROSION . (PHOTO).
Anambra to go after houses without proper drainage in order to combat Erosion Worried by the rising menace of gully erosion, the Anambra State Government has threatened to enforce regulations requiring residents to provide proper drainage for storm water from their homes. The State Executive Council (ANSEC), which announced the proposed enforcement, lamented that erosion remains an existential challenge in Anambra, blaming the situation on careless actions by some communities and lapses by regulatory bodies in enforcing environmental laws. Briefing journalists after the weekly executive council meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, said it had been observed that some residents channel storm water from their homes directly onto roads, where it accumulates and worsens the erosion crisis across the state. “ANSEC has resolved to step up enforcement to compel residents to properly channel and manage storm water from their houses. Communities are also expected ...
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State,Mrs Bolanle Ambode,has renewed her call to parents and well-meaning Lagosians to pay adequate attention to the welfare of school pupils.She was the call at Central Primary School,Oba Akinjobi was Ikeja,one of the venues slated for the distribution of school shoes and socks to all pupils in primary 1.3 in Lagos public schools.The distribution is being done through her pet project,Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative {HOFOWEM}.


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