Black Soot: RIWAMA Sole Administrator vows to punish those behind indiscriminate burning of tares

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State Waste Management Agency, Chief Felix Obuah, has vowed to bring to book those behind indiscriminate burning of tyres in the State.

Chief Felix Obuah, who doubles as the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this on Wednesday in a statement while reacting to the illegal burning of tyres along Nzemanze Street, opposite Rivers State Health Management Board, Mile 1, Diobu, Port Harcourt.

The fire which threatened buildings and lives of residents and those doing businesses in the area, lasted for several hours. Chief Obuah said his agency would investigate the cause of the illegal burning of tyres along Nzemanze Street and other parts of the State, and bring the culprits to book.

The Sole Administrator urged Rivers people and those doing businesses in the State to join hands with Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to end the menace of black soot by stopping illegal and indiscriminate burning of tyres in Port Harcourt and other parts of the State.