Reports say President Buhari's earlier scheduled visit to Cross River State was cancelled because of a letter written by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment.
Cross River State Govt. replies Federal Ministry of Environment
The presidency attributed the shift to a letter written to the president by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Nana Fatima Mede.
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade.
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The President was supposed to perform ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a 260km superhighway.
The letter cited the fact that the new road "would cut through the Cross River National Park."
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Adding that "the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the proposed road was yet to be carried out."
In a bid to set the facts straight, the Chief Press Secretary to the Cross-River state Governor, Christian Ita said “Based on the input of the Cross River National Park, the road has since been re-routed with the alignment now several kilometers away from the park. “As a governor who is passionate about the preservation of the state’s biodiversity with his establishment of the Green Police, he would not embark on a project that would undermine the environment."
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