Governor Alex Otti declared a state of emergency on sanitation in Umuahia and Aba in his inaugural speech on 29 May.
The Head of the Abia Task Force on Waste Management, Ogbonnia Okereke, says Umuahia and Aba generate about 270 truckloads of domestic and commercial waste daily.According to him, Aba generates 200 truckloads, while Umuahia generates between 60 and 70 truckloads daily.
Mr Okereke said that the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency had 11 buckets but that only six were being “managed” for the enormous job the task force had at hand. The task force boss further said that Abia had only four “fairly manageable” compactor trucks against the 20 needed for greater efficiency.
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