Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday called on the Federal Government to put stringent measures in place to end gas flaring in the country.
Okowa made the call when Course 41 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, led by Major-Gen. Felix Edafioghor in Asaba came to his office on a courtesy visit.
He said that stopping gas flaring in Nigeria would not only curb environmental hazards, but create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths and women.
“If you go to where gas is flared, which is still very common, you will understand why we need to be more serious about taking decisions to stop the flaring.
“Stopping gas flaring will be so much better for our people because the flared gas has already destroyed the environment, not just the natural habitat in terms of farming.
“It has also polluted very badly the air that we breathe.
“Only God knows the level of damage that it has caused and we believe that the laws…
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