The Nationwide Environmental Requirements and Rules Enforcement Company (NESREA) has sealed 46 amenities in 10 states of the federation for numerous types of environmental violations.
The enforcement train was carried out in Borno, Gombe, Ogun, Enugu, Edo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Nasarawa and Taraba States.
The amenities have been shut down for refusing to adjust to the provisions of the Nationwide Environmental Rules. Their offences embrace violation of the environmental affect evaluation Act, lack of environmental audit report, and failure to develop and implement an environmental administration plan.
Some amenities have been additionally sanctioned for not putting in an effluent therapy plant, non-availability of the required permits related to their operations, and poor housekeeping, amongst others.
The director basic of NESREA, Dr. Harmless Barikor has expressed displeasure over the non-compliance standing of many amenities, warning that the pattern was unhealthy for the well being of the residents and the surroundings.
“It’s disheartening these errant amenities carried on their operations in a way that endangered the surroundings regardless of notices of compliance issues served on them as required by legislation. The company would proceed to implement the provisions of the 35 Nationwide environmental rules and wouldn’t fail at any time to impose acceptable penalties on violators,” he stated.
He added, “Legal guidelines are made for the sleek operating of the society and compliance with the legal guidelines enhances healthful growth. I encourage Nigerians to be true environmental vanguards by obeying the legal guidelines and reporting any environmental violations,” assistant director, press at NESRA, Amaka Ejiofor stated in an announcement yesterday.
