The President of the Rivers State Branch of the National Council of Women Societies, Princess Marian Tolofari has commended the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for taking decisive steps against illegal oil refining and environmental degradation in the State.
Speaking to Journalists on Sunday , State President of NCWS maintained that Governor Wike’s physical visit to some sites of the illegal refineries, mandating and supporting the State security agencies, Local Government Chairmen and Chiefs to outrightly end illegal refining has significantly reduced the menace of soot and its attendant environmental and health degradation in the State.
Princess Tolofari affirmed that the Governor’s resolve to end soot in the state is heroic and valiant, while also backing the Governor’s call on the Federal Government to respond to the issues giving rise to the soot epidemic in the state
“We appreciate the Governor for taking the bold initiative against operators of illegal refineries and the hydra-headed monster of black soot in Rivers State. We pledge to sustain and support a Green state that is healthy and beneficial to us all”, she said.
She further urged women to curtail their children and wards from joining persons engaged in ‘kpo fire’ activities but to stay focused in pursuit of academics and business goals that are not crime associated.
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