The Rivers State En
vironmental Sanitation Authority (RSESA) has declared a state of emergency on refuse in Oyigbo.
Public Relations Officer of the authority, Mr Olalekan Ige who said this in a telephone interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt, also declared Oyigbo as the  dirtiest local government area in Rivers State.
Mr Ige said that despite the continuous efforts by the state government through the sanitation authority to ensure the cleanliness of Oyigbo, the residents had refused to cooperate with the government.
“We have declared an emergency on refuse in Oyigbo.  The residents have refused to cooperate with the sanitation authority to ensure cleanliness in the area”, he said.
He, however, said that the authority would continue to sensitise the people on the importance of a clean environment to their health.
The authority’s public relations officer, also said that the authority was not relenting on its efforts to ensure continuous evacuation of refuse by various contractors in Port Harcourt City and its environs.
Meanwhile, stakeholders have called on the Rivers State Government to enforce the laws on the indiscriminate pasting of posters in Port Harcourt City and environs.
A cross section of residents, who spoke to The Tide  on the issue said that the indiscriminate pasting of posters was not only defacing the city, but is making nonsense of the government’s efforts to restore the lost glory of Port Harcourt as the Garden City of Nigeria.
In his view, Mr Thomas Ngoh, described the situation as an eye sore, stressing that something must be done urgently to check the menance.
Also speaking, Mr Jack Philip also urged the government to check the menace, stressing that those responsible must be brought to book.

Recycling facilities at the State Scraped to Wealth at Kira in Tai LGA of Rivers State last Friday.