Minister of State for Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has said that Anambra State is losing its landmass while the people are losing their lives and means of livelihood to erosion.
The minister, who was accompanied by the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nkem Okeke, on an inspection of some erosion sites recently in the state, called for immediate declaration of a state of emergency on erosion ravaging several parts of the country so as to comprehensively tackle the menace, a statement said.
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