Eleme Indigenes Hail Council Boss Over Evacuation Of Refuse

Some indigenes and Residents of Eleme local Government Area of Rivers state have  hailed the Administrator of the council, Dr Gloria Obo Dibiah for the complete evacuation of refuse from the area in less than two months in office.
The residents who said this in an interview with newsmen at Eleme said the heaps of refuse around Eleme were becoming sources of concern to them.
They however commended Dr Dibiah for listening to the cries of the people, adding that in less than two months in office, all the refuse heaps in and around the local government area have been evacuated.
Speaking with newsmen a community leader in Onne  Chief Nchima Blessing Okasi praised the Administrator for living up to the expectations of the people of not only Onne but the entire Eleme local government area.
Chief Okasi  particularly said the refuse heaps at Allejor community, Onne, which evacuated was completely ignored by both companies operating in the area and previous administrations in Eleme Local Government Area.
“I want to sincerely thank the administrator for taking the pains to come and remove this rubbish.
“Before now, we applied to some companies operating around Onne to come in and remove it but unfortunately they have been giving unnecessary excuses.
“But today I was surprised when I got a call that the sole administrator is already here to evacuate it,” he said.
Also speaking Madam Mercy Ebu said businesses around Onne and other parts of Eleme were being affected by the number of refuse heaps in the area.
She said the situation was also affecting the health of the people following the increase in malaria parasite in the area.
On her part, Mrs Abigail who hails from Ogoni but resident in Eleme said Dr Gloria Obo Dibia has saved the area from epidemic as people could not sleep at night following constant odour oozing from refuse heaps in the area.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen while monitoring the evaluation of the refuse, the administrator of Eleme local government Area, Dr Gloria Obo Dibiah said the vision of her administration was for a green Eleme.
She said all the refuse heaps have been very hazardous not only to Eleme but also to those who pass through the area.
Dibiah further said that the programme was in line with the vision of the Rivers state Sole Administrator, IbokEteIbas ( rtd) who has directed Local Government Administrators to focus on sanitation, health care and security.
“If you look at the heaps behind me, you can tell that this has been here for quite a while and we know it’s been very hazardous.”