By Okodili Ndidi, Owerri23 hours 11 minutes ago
Residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital, have decried presence the up of refuse dumps across the city.
They fear an outbreak of epidemic, if the situation is not arrested.
Residents are also groaning over high cost of living and persistent traffic gridlock in the city.
Many civil servants and other low-income earners relocate to neighbouring villages.
Although efforts have been made by the state government, through the relevant agencies, to keep the state capital clean, heaps of refuse still litter the streets and roads.
When The Nation visited Douglas, Wethedral roads as well as World Bank Market, waste management workers were battling to remove heaps of refuse .
A public health worker, who pleaded for anonymity, said the situation can lead to breakout of cholera and other diseases.
He said waste management workers have displayed a high level of efficiency, but the right policies must be initiated to turn the waste into wealth as is done in developed nations.
A trader, Madam Grace Dikeocha, said: ”The odour emanating from the refuse dumps is suffocating us and we have to bear it everyday from morning to night because we have no choice. Yet, we pay sanitation levies monthly.”
Madam Dikeocha urged the government to clean up the markets.
Efforts to reach Commissioner for Health Obi Njoku failed, as he did not pick his calls.
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