The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade don announce say dem go start investigation ontop the students of Edgerley memorial girls secondary school for Calabar, wey one Green Sheriff personnel tell make dem dey use ordinary hand dey pack dirty.
Na the governor create the Green Sheriff to take tackle the challenges of environmental degradation, climate change and deforestation.
One statement wey the spokesperson Christian Ita, issue on Thursday talk say the governor go investigate the matter to take identify the officer wey dey involve and to take legal action.
The Special Assistant to Mr. Ayade on media and publicity, Emmanuel Ulayi post the photos wey show one student wey dey pack dirty from the streets with her bare hands.
"Green Sheriff ensuring environmental sanity in Cross River State as the men of the sheriff this morning caught students of Edgerly memorial girls secondary school dumping refuse on the ground. They were taken to their school authority and seriously warned never to repeat the act again. This happened at Edgerly street." he write.
The photos cause serious katakata and condemnation from social media users, as plenty people dey comment ontop say the thing no dey safe.
"The attention of the Cross River State Governor Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade has been drawn to an incident involving an officer of the Green Sheriff asking a student of Edgerley Memorial Girls Secondary School Calabar to pack refuse which she dumped wrongly on the floor at a dump site when the dumpsters where yet not full," the statement reads.
“The state Governor regrets this over reach and lack of discretion of the officer and has directed the Director General of the agency to investigate the matter with a view to identifying the officer involved and taking appropriate action.
“While the State Governor appreciates the work that the Green Sheriff is doing in keeping the state clean and green, he will not tolerate actions that will increase risk of exposure of citizens to infections or other health challenges.
“In line with this, the agency is directed to step up guidance of Officers of the Green Sheriff on acceptable methods of enforcement of sanitation laws and ethical engagement of citizens.
“The Governor also encourages citizens to support government’s effort to keep the state clean by disposing off their waste appropriately and building the cleanliness culture which the state is known for.
“Once again, the governor wants to assure all citizens that it is committed to keeping the state clean and green but will do this in a civil manner that will respect rights of citizens and decency.”
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