To head off environmental catastrophe, the Rivers State Government and the Mayor of Housing have called for a stop to harmful activities against the environment.
Instead, they called for activities that reduce harm to the environment as well as the return of the garden city status of Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The state government, through the Ministry of Environment, regretted that most citizens and oil companies have acted in ways that harmed the waterways, creeks, sewage ways, gutters, and even the surroundings of homes and markets.
Alwell Chinedum Okereuku, permanent secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Environment, said there is an impending man-made catastrophe in the environment sector.
He said Port Harcourt was historically celebrated across Nigeria for its lush vegetation and cleanliness, a reputation the permanent secretary believes has been eroded by human attitudes and actions.
Today, he lamented, flooding and erosion remain major threats, but the Permanent Secretary
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