Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Prince Enobong Uwah, yesterday inspected an erosion site at the Medium Security Prisons, along Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo.
Prince Uwah, who was accompanied by some officials from the state Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources during the inspection, said the gully erosion in Akwa Ibom, has gone beyond the capacity of the state government hence the need for the Federal Government to intervene.
Prince Uwah, who promised to immediately report the condition of inhabitants of the area to the state governor for prompt action, however, raised the alarm over devastated erosion sites in the state.
Having seen the pathetic, sorrowful and devastating condition of the erosion around the medium security prisons here in Uyo, I have to immediately and as soon as possible report to the executive governor.
“As you know, Chief Godswill Akpabio is a practical governor who has the interest of the people at heart. So, I believe that when I report back to him later today, he’ll authorise me to take immediate action to at least ameliorate the situation,” he said.
The commissioner also used the occasion to call for the intervention of the Federal Government and the authorities in charge of ecological funds to release funds to the state to enable them tackle the problems.
He said the situation was so critical, stressing that if urgent steps were not taken, the situation would continue to degenerate.
He assured that the state government under the leadership of Chief Godswill Akpabio, would not relent in its effort to alleviate the sufferings of the people.
The commissioner, who was taken round the erosion sites by the Akwa Ibom State Controller of Prisons, Ina Millicent Ngozi, as well as some officers of the state prisons, told journalists after the tour that she is optimistic that the government would come to their aid on the premise that the state governor has been able to transform the state into a safe haven.
The controller also used the occasion to thank the commissioner for a timely response and described the state as being prisons’ friendly.
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