Senate committee urges NESREA to use resources judiciously
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Oversight
By Vivian Emoni
Abuja, Nov. 1, 2016 (NAN) Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, Chairman Senate Committee on Environment, has advised the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to ensure judicious management of its budgetary allocation.
Tinubu gave the advice when members of the committee paid an oversight visit to the agency on Tuesday, in Abuja.
She said that the aimed of the visit was to familiarise with the staff and management of the agency.
The senator added that the visit was also to charge the agency to be more diligent and focused in its operations.
Tinubu said that the visit was basically to assist in solving challenges that were beyond the agency`s control, which might have been affecting its service delivery.
According to her, we need to work together to enable the agency achieve its goals and objectives.
“NESREA has been with us and we will continue to encourage its effort to enhance better service delivery.
The senate chairman urged NESREA to collaborate with relevant agencies to ensure that it achieve its mandate.
She also advised the agency to discuss it challenges with the Federal Minister of Environment, adding that the ministry was in a better position to support the agency.
Speaking earlier, Dr Lawrence Anukam, Director-General of the agency, said that the major challenge of the agency was lack of funds to enhance its operations.
According to him, the office we are using right now is a rented apartment and the agency cannot even afford to pay for the rent, we need our permanent office.
“As you can see the office is small, we are squeezing ourselves in this rented apartment, so we need your support,’’ he said. (NAN)
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Edited by Felix. Ajide
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