Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has directed an immediate investigation into the report that Pure Biotech Company Limited located along Makurdi-Gboko Road has a sewage disposal system that empties waste into River Benue.
The waste was reportedly contaminating the water and endangering aquatic lives in the river. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, the governor directed commissioners for Water and Environment, Industries and Cooperatives, as well as Agriculture and Natural Resources to carry out the investigation.
The statement read in part, “He (Ortom) commends the patriotic disposition of the Benue Hike Tourism group who raised alarm over the matter and gives assurance that his administration will continue to accord priority to the safety of Benue people.”
“Governor Ortom urges the people of the state to sustain their vigilance and always assist the government with timely and useful information on happenings around them.”
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