Evans Bipi, Rivers commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, has issued a seven-day notice to commence clearing Port Harcourt city of slums and illegal waste dumpsites.
The commissioner gave the notice on Saturday shortly after an enforcement operation at the Trans-Amadi Industrial Area in Port Harcourt.
Mr Bipi expressed concern about the operations of scavengers at the Trans-Amadi industrial area, who currently occupy large hectares of private lands and use them for sorting and assemblage of solid waste.
He condemned the proliferation of illegal dumpsites and shanties in business areas and advised occupants to vacate affected properties that had already been marked for demolition.
“Scavengers here are contributing to environmental hazards, their operation is highly unacceptable, and this administration will no longer continue to allow them to deface our residential and industrial areas.
“We have given occupants seven days to vacate affected…
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