Ayade reads riot act to environmental defaulters, renames Green Police
Cross River Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has warned residents to ensure that the state’s cleanliness and greenary status is sustained or be ready to face prosecution.
Ayade gave the warning recently when he formally announced the change of name of the state’s non armed bearing outfit, the Green Police to Green Sheriff.
“Cross River is the cleanest state in Nigeria and unarguably the tourism destination of the country, it is imperative that the cleanliness needs to be sustained. In doing this, my administration has made it very clear that we will have zero tolerance for an untidy environment as we lay emphasis on cleanliness, knowing full well that cleanliness is next to Godliness,” the governor remarked.
He intimated that the new outfit “Green Sheriff” must serve as an environmental neighborhood watch by ensuring that every resident of the state and Calabar in particular keeps his or her environment very clean.” He added that those who own property in Calabar must keep their environment tidy.
According to the governor, “If you are seen littering or dropping sweet wrapper, you will be picked up by Green Sheriff. So ensure that there is no littering as the greenery of Calabar must be sustained.”
The governor who disclosed that Calabar has been divided into 39 segments with contractors attached to sustain the environmental policy, posited that “we must maintain that dignity, image, class and elegance that Calabar is indeed the cleanest city.”
He explained that “the Green Sheriff’s responsibilities will include general sanitation check, nursing and planting of trees, ensuring that refuse bins are evacuated as and when due, report erring wastes evacuation contractors as well as arrest persons who litter the environment.”
Other roles the governor enumerated were to stop deforestation, afforestation supervision while ensuring that irrigation contractors water all trees.
Ayade enjoined the marshals to liase with the State Security Adviser and the Commissioners for climate change and Environment to ensure that culprits are arrested and prosecuted according to the stipulated laws.
Highpoints of the event was the presentation of operational vehicles to the marshals.
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It is heart-warming to know leadership with such high standards. Such preservation is very commendable and respectful. I am proud to be associated as a service provider to the Cross River State.