PLHA quizzes environment commissioner over refuse heaps in Jos

The Plateau House of Assembly on Wednesday invited environment commissioner, Abdullahi Abbas to explain why heaps of refuse should take over Jos and Bukuru streets.

The lawmakers, at their plenary on Thursdays, directed the standing committee on environment to investigate why the refuse heaps had not been cleared.

Mr Gideon Dashe, chairman of the committee, who presented the lawmakers’ concerns to the commissioner, wondered why the refuse dumps had not been collected and expressed fear of a possible epidemic if the situation persisted.

“This ugly trend is particularly worrisome because of its health implications. Practically every corner has been taken over by un-cleared refuse. We cannot continue like this.

Responding, Abbas said that the state contracted waste collection to private waste operators in 2016.