Federal Capital Authority Abuja Seals Over 2, 490 Offices Over Environmental Impact Assessment

 

                                    

The FCT Administration has sealed up a total of 2,491 facilities and sites in the Federal Capital Territory between January and April 2014 for non-compliance with Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit  Regulations.

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala  Mohammed, who said this  at a meeting with some senior officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board  in his office on Saturday, noted that some of the facilities were also sealed up for defaulting in payment of service charges and other environmental offenses, odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports.

Mohammed stated that a new FCT Policy Guideline on Solid Waste Management is being packaged and stakeholders would soon be invited to brainstorm on its review, preparatory to its approval by the FCT Executive Committee.

The Minister explained  that the FCT Resident Sanitation Forum has been resuscitated with the objectives of increasing general awareness and ensuring full participation of the residents in environmental protection programmes.

According to him, 3,195 premises were inspected and given health talk on the importance of sanitation, while 93 others  were fumigated in the process.

Mohammed warned that hard times await environmental offenders in the Federal Capital Territory, as all efforts would be put in  to rid Abuja of all environmental nuisances.

“I wish to solicit for the cooperation and understanding of all residents of the Territory as well as closer collaboration of all stakeholders to keep Abuja clean and rid it of all environmental nuisances,” he stated.