Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma,has signed two bills –
the Imo Waste Management Agency Bill and the Consolidation of Land Use Charges
Bill – into law.
Mr. Oguike Nwachukwu, the governor’s Chief Press
Secretary, disclosed this in a statement issued Saturday in Owerri.
The governor said: “The bill establishing the state Waste
Management Agency would help to address the issue of indiscriminate dumping of
refuse. It will also help in converting waste into wealth and also create
sanity in the state.”
He said by the provisions of the bill, offenders would be
subjected to heavy penalties, adding that the signing of the bills would help
convert waste to wealth in the state
According to him, the second bill which bordered on
land use and property would end the issue of land grabbing in the state.
He said property owners in the state would be required to
present their Certificate of Occupancy for validation, adding that the bill
also recommended that all landowners must pay for land use charges.
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