The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on environmental degradation in Edo State.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Anamero Dekeri (PDP-Edo) at plenary on Thursday, Dailypost reports.
Moving the motion, Dekeri said that the increasing rate of environmental degradation in Etsako Federal Constituency was alarming.
He said that the degradation caused by rainstorms and gully erosion had destroyed lives and property, including farmlands, as well as rendered some areas inaccessible.
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