Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has declared a state of emergency on the indiscriminate obstruction of waterways and rampant sand mining activities threatening the state’s environment.
The declaration was made on Friday during a meeting with the Anambra State Traditional Rulers’ Council, according to a statement issued by Christian Aburime, the governor’s chief press secretary.
Soludo directed the immediate commencement of a statewide desilting of drainage systems and ordered an end to indiscriminate sand mining across the state.
He warned that the continued obstruction of waterways and uncontrolled sand excavation are significantly increasing Anambra’s susceptibility to flooding and gully erosion.
Describing the environmental situation as an existential crisis, the Governor stressed that Anambra has reached a critical ecological tipping point.
