From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
House of Representatives has said it would address environmental degradation, in the country, through legislation and policy review.
Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Julius Pondi, stated this, on Tuesday, at the inaugural meeting of the committee. Pondi decried the degradation of the environment, stating constituents are bearing the consequences.
Consequently, the lawmaker noted that House would review existing legislations relating to the environment, so as ensure they conform to the present realities.
Access to him, “Flood, pollution, erosion, deforestation, and all kinds of disaster is on the increase as the years go by and this calls for urgent steps to be taken to forestall further degradation.
“Globally, countries are making frantic efforts to salvage and remedy what is left in their environment and I am glad to say that Nigeria is following suit.
“On our part as a Committee, we shall be looking into laws that need to be amended and policies that have outstayed their relevance and see how we can bring about positive changes and solution to the challenges staring at us.
“What we are going through is not peculiar to us but a global problem which requires all hands to be on deck to achieve results. We are privileged to be part of finding solution to these challenges and giving our constituents and the nation at large hope of a better tomorrow and we will do all we can to achieve results. ”