The Itsekiri Environmental Protection Initiative, IEPI, has warned that the crumbling stretch of road between Ugbuwangue and Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA New Port, along the busy NPA Expressway in Warri, Delta State, has become ecological menace and a mortal danger.
Fresh Angle International, can report that IEPI raised the alarm in Warri, Sunday September 21, when they held a peaceful awareness campaign to mark World Cleanup Day.
Their call, was consequent upon the September 15 death of Miss Agirly Obinini, who was reportedly killed when a driver, swerving to avoid a water-logged section, drove against traffic and caused a fatal collision.
Project Committee Chairman of IEPI, Bibi Oye, while speaking to This Newspaper, stressed that tackling the problem aligns with the spirit of World Cleanup Day. “Cleaning up isn’t only about picking litter,” he said.
Bibi Oye (right) reading the statement of IEPI, while other members of the group held placards, in connection with the awareness campaign
“It’s about removing the conditions that keep our environment dirty and dangerous.”
“Bad roads don’t just inconvenience motorists; they pollute the air, block drains, and push oily runoff into creeks and mangroves that sustain our fish and wildlife.
“Every rainy season, carries new risks of disease and flooding. Repairing this road is environmental protection.”
IEPI urged the Delta State Government, the Federal Ministry of Works, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to immediately begin full repairs, install proper drainage and commit to long-term maintenance.
The National Coordinator of Itsekiri Environmental Protection Initiative, Ojumude Tosan Bishop, Third Vice President and Chairman, Environmental Committee, Ugbarajo Itsekiri Youths, Comrade Esigbone Lily-White, were among other community leaders, environmental advocates and residents that joined Sunday’s awareness campaign, calling the project “a key step toward saving lives, cutting pollution and protecting the fragile Delta ecosystem.”
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