CREPA Partners NESREA for Clean and Healthy Environment

The Cross River State coordinator of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Mr. Gwamma A. Ibrahim has said the Commission is committed to collaborating with the Cross River State environmental protection agency to ensure a cleaner environment in Cross River State.

Ibrahim stated this when the Director General of CREPA and his team paid him a courtesy visit in his office.

While commending the efforts of CREPA so far, he said he's alive to meet with the agency.

He added that the two agency would work together in checking how waste is managed within the state, most importantly at the dump site.

" NESREA regulates laws while CREPA enforce the law" State Coordinator.

Ibrahim went ahead to advise, the agency to visit hospitals, hotels and water factories to check how their waste is being managed and positioned.

He further explained the various ways of disposing waste while both agencies synergied for proper public awareness and sensitization.

State Coordinator urged CREPA to check items that were impounded to avoid keeping them for so long and he promised to give CREPA, NESREA staff to assist where necessary for capacity building.

DG thanked the State Coordinator for opening His office and welcoming them to NESREA, that such a gesture is highly appreciated and promised to work with the agency and learn from them to safeguard the environment against degradation and management of wastes. The DG also requested on behalf of CREPA a copy of NESREA gazetted laws and other operational documents to aid their activities/oversight in the state.

On vote of thanks the SSA to the Governor, Environmental protection - Hon. Moses Osenji, thanked the State Coordinator for the lecture, added that truly experience is the best teacher.

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