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WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 9, 2004   RAMADAN 28, 1425 A.H.           AEPB launches operation clear pedestrian The Abuja Environmental Protection Board at the weekend, commenced clearance of pedestrian walkways in Abuja metropolis to among other things, protect the vegetation surrounding them. Decree 10 of 1997 vests powers in the AEPB to enforce all environmental legislation and abate all forms of environmental degradation and nuisance. It also empowers the board to among other things, halt any activity which in its opinion amounts to degradation of the environment in addition to preserving, conserving and restoring the biological diversity in the FCT. AEPB director, Hadiza Abdullahi, who disclosed the commencement of the clearance of the walkways to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the weekend, said the exercise which is being carried out by a selected group of AEPB's dedicated staff, would be a regular one. She said the aim of the exercise tagged `` operation clear walkways'', is to free the walkways to enable pedestrians avoid using the highways, in addition to protecting the vegetation near them. According to her, the exercise also became necessary to get rid of hawkers who had hitherto taken over the pedestrian walkways, as well as outdoor advertisers, who had resorted to doing their business along the such walkways. ``The exercise is also aimed at preventing outdoor advertising practitioners from using such walkways to mount notice boards and sundry advertising materials, in addition to assisting in litter control within the metropolis. ``You may have noticed how the walkways are littered with things like used polythene bags, which is an eyesore to people. Such bags and other disused items thrown along the walkways are causing problems especially to the contractors assigned to clean the roadsides,'' Abdullahi said. She warned that anybody caught contravening the ban on hawking along such pedestrian walkways would be prosecuted.       SITE TOOLS Print This Page   EMAIL THIS PAGE Friend's Name: Friend's  Email: Your Name: Your Email:           � Triumph Publishing Company Limited 2004

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