The Cross River State Government has taken delivery of 20 units of locally assembled waste evacuation trucks and 200 waste collection bins, as part of measures to ensure an effective waste management in the state.
Receiving the equipment on behalf of the government, the state’s commissioner for environment, Engr. Mike Eraye, said it was part of a well-planned programme of the Ayade’s led administration to guarantee a sustainable and effective waste management system in the state.
Eraye commended Governor Ayade for patronizing Nigerian product. He also expressed optimism that the equipment would go a long way to sanitize the Calabar metropolis, noted for its clean and green status.
“This is part of the plan to deal with some of the challenges relating to waste evacuation and restoring the clean and green nature of Calabar. It has been on for a long while. The governor’s visit to the dumpsite was not an afterthought; it was a follow-up to a well-planned strategy on how to keep Calabar the way it ought to be,” he said.