Reps lament devastating effects of flood, pollution, deforestation

By Christiana Ekpa

The House of Representatives has expressed concern over the devastating effects of environmental degradation on Nigerians.
The Chairman of the House committee on Environment, Mr Julius Pondi who spoke during the inaugural meeting of members of the committee called for urgent steps to be taken to forestall further degradation of the environment in the country.
“Our environment has been subjected to very unkind conditions and our constituents and constituencies are suffering the consequences.
“Flood, pollution, erosion, deforestation, and all kinds of disaster is on the increase as the years go by,” he lamented.
The lawmaker stressed the need for immediate, transformational changes in every sector to address the challenges in the country.
He assured that the Committee would look into laws and policies that have outstayed their relevance to achieve the desired objective.
He added: “What we are going through is not peculiar to us but a global problem which requires all hands to be on deck to achieve results.
“We are privileged to be part of finding solution to these challenges and giving our constituents and the nation at large hope of a better tomorrow and we will do all we can to achieve results.”