Cross River State has again, through the efforts of Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, the state’s Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), received additional 79 Waste Bins from the commission, to ensure adequate waste disposal in the state. The Bins were received by the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi in Calabar.
So far, over 200 have been donated to the state. According to Orok Duke, the bins are donated to support the state’s sustained efforts for proper waste management, which is in consonance with the state’s avowed position as a clean and green hub for tourism and business.
Orok Duke has further assured that the state will get all that is due it from the commission, without being shortchanged. He also appealed to citizens to utilize properly them for the purpose of which they are meant for, adding that the must be protected from wilful destruction or being converted to personal properties by some unscrupulous individuals.
