Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the open dumping of waste has to be replaced with a more innovative and efficient disposal method so that waste can be taken off the streets and turned into income-yielding ventures.
Governor Fubara made the assertion while giving charge to the newly constituted Board of Directors of the Rivers State Waste Management Agency and its Managing Director at Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday.
The Board members included Engr. Edward Namiesimagh as the chairman, while Hon. Bishop Best, Dr. Ipalibo Sogules, Richard Mazi, and Civian Y. Nwibari are members, with Hon. Orukwem Amadi-Oparaeli as the Managing Director.
Governor Fubara said waste disposal and management have remained a major global concern, adding that over the years, successive administrations in the State have struggled to take waste off the streets but ended up taking it to other dumpsites where it constitutes a nuisance and environmental hazards.
