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Tuesday 21 August 2012

SAPELE REAWAKEN!




UDUAGHAN POISE 2 REAWAKE THE SLEEPING BEAUTY CITY OF SAPELE!

There's no gain saying that Gov. Emmanuel Ewetan UDUAGHAN is determined to WAKE SAPELE from her BEAUTY SLEEP,

In a recent Environmental Sanitation Inspection Tour, The unassuming GOVERNOR of Delta State, didn't mince words as he declared, " Am not afraid to STEP on Toes... especially those blocking the DRAINAGE Channels causing Flooding of Our Ancestral TIMBER City of SAPELE. If you recall SAPELE was once the HOME OF TIMBER #AT&P

Therefore, In his quest to Restore SAPELE Lost GLORY, UDUAGHAN insisted on Strict Compliance & even the establishment of a MOBILE Court for offenders.

SAPELE AWAKE!


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Uduaghan Orders Arrest of Illegal Dredgers in Sapele


As means of Environmental Protection, Delta State governor Dr Emmanuel has ordered the stoppage of illegal dredging of the River Ethiope at the site of Sapele bridge. The governor also ordered the arrest of illegal Dredgers in the State.

Uduaghan gave the directive while inspecting ongoing clearing of natural water channels and drainage in Sapele.The Governor made this known during the special sanitation exercise, emphasis will be on the clearing of drains. Uduaghan, who said it was criminal for any government official to give approval for the building of structures on the natural water channels, further ordered that owners of illegal structures, obstructing water channels will bear the cost of demolition.

He told the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Frank Omare, who took him round Sapele metropolis, to ensure strict compliance in addition to the presence of mobile courts to prosecute offenders.

At the Diamond Beach along River Ethiope, site of the illegal dredging, the governor ordered that dredging to be stopped immediately as the exercise was affecting the one kilometer 47-year-old bridge linking Okirigwe and Mosogar towns. Uduaghan, who also ordered the arrest and prosecution of one Sunday Ogba, the alleged mastermind of the illegal dredging, noted that the removal of sand was causing environmental degradation and could lead to the collapse of the old bridge that was built in 1965.


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