By Patrick Obia
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The Government of Cross River State has given maize hawkers and roadside roasted corn sellers to vacate major routes in the Calabar metropolis or face arrest.
The Chairman, Pollution Control Agency in the State, Barrister Tony Adinye in a press release directed hawkers to relocate to interior parts before August 1, 2022.
He said the directive is “in a bid to urgently sanitize the metropolis of every form of environmental pollution and bring decency to the aesthetics our State has naturally been blessed with,” adding that “failure to comply with this deadline will be met with arrest and severe sanctions.”
He further warned, “those dropping waste on the ground and leaving the dustbins provided by the Waste Management Agency are strongly cautioned to desist from the act as a team of security operatives have been mandated to arrest any person caught polluting the environment with these acts.”
Meanwhile, mixed reactions have trailed the directive with many calling on the government to evacuate heaps of refuse littered around the metropolis, and allow the corn sellers to hustle from the seasonal business.
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