The Lagos State Public Advice Centre said the state government would soon start the conversion of water hyacinth into fertiliser for farmers.
An official of the centre, Mr Alex Omorodion, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that most of the water hyacinth would be used for the benefit of the people.
He said that the Lagos State Government would employ some private contractors, alongside the Lagos Waste Management Authority for the water hyacinth conversion project.
“Water hyacinth is a natural phenomenon that occurs anywhere you have a large or medium scale water body.
“Lagos State is addressing this issue by engaging contractors, alongside LAWMA, who would clear the hyacinth from the waterways.
“Instead of just throwing them away, however, LASG is looking into ways to convert the hyacinth into fertiliser and papers.”
The PAC official said hyacinth breed mosquitoes which had been of great health challenge to the state.
“The natural phenomenon is that there is no way the breeding of these insects can be stopped but it can only be controlled or minimised,” he said.
Omorodion added that the state government would continue to make the control of mosquitoes its priority. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Whenever dis man is talking or any APC Governors, nobody obstruct them, yet some ppl will say "all of them are d same".
ReplyDeleteBuhari administration will surely be better than Jonathan Administraton.
NIgerians need a party that'll use SENSE not POWER.
The talk of converting water hyacinth to fertilizer is over 15 years old. This is not new and it is cheap talk which no one has the plan to do anything about. Don't be deceived. If you want Buhari, say your reason and not because of water hyacinth rhetorics.
ReplyDeleteSee another Mumu pdp supporter talking.
DeleteThis is also the 14th year of promise on 4th mainland bridge. Waiting patiently to be repeated in next campaign....good English is not good governance.
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