commissioner for environment warns abattoir operators in Anambra

The Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Felix Odimegwu summoned a meeting of all the abattoir operators in the State to his office at the Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka.

This is in line with the vision of the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo in creating a clean and healthy environment in all the sectors of the state.

Engr. Odimegwu who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Ngozi Iwuno, said that the operation of Abattoirs in the state will no longer be business as usual.

“This is in line with the governor’s directive which mandates the operators to sanitize and restructure their operations to be in line with the Solution’s vision of obtaining a clean and healthy Anambra state,” he stated

The commissioner lamented the deplorable condition and unhygienic nature of some Abattoirs in the state and warned the operators that their license of operations would be revalidated if they did not turn a new leaf.

“From time to time, Public Health Officers will be going for inspections in all our abattoirs and defaulters will be severely punished,” he said.