Imo cracks down on bush burning
The Imo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the amended Bill on Bush Burning Prohibition.
The Speaker of the House, Goodluck Opiah said in Owerri that having met the necessary legislative requirements, the bill will now be sent to the Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, for assent.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the bill, which seeks to curb environmental degradation through bush burning, was sponsored by Chukwuemeka Egbuchulam, the Majority Leader of the House.
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