A group, International Strategic Citizens Alliance (ISCA) has embarked on awareness campaign on pollution and its dire consequences.
The group led by its founder, Engr Sampson Udeh emphasized the need to sensitise the people at the grassroots level on the dangers of some of their activities around nature that may turn around to affect them negatively.
He expressed worries over the incessant washing away of top soils and gully erosion which he said have affected the people of Imo State economically and socially.
Engr Udeh urged the traditional institution to rise to the occasion and join hands with the group and relevant agencies to sensitise the people against bush burning and other farming practices that are destroying the texture of the soil.
He also called on the public and those saddled with the responsibilities of managing refuse to stop dumping plastic containers and other non-decomposing materials in the streams and rivers, saying their effect on the aquatic lives is destructive.
Engr Udeh admonished the government to ensure that refuse managers are closely monitored and supervised.
He said that man’s activities have depleted the ozone layer, thereby causing serious challenges in weather, food chain and the ecosystem.
He also called on the government to monitor the activities of foreign traders who dump unhealthy and harmful substances in Nigeria’s markets and territorial waters.
