An associate professor in the department of Forestry and Natural Environmental Management of the faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Dr Edem Enaing, has attributed air pollution to the series of complex health challenges in the country.
Eniang on Wednesday said thousands of power generating sets and automobiles used in the country emit poisonous fumes including carbon monoxide and other materials which pollutes the air that humans depended on for living.
According to him, “the number of patients who die daily from asthmatic attacks and other terminal ailments are traceable to air pollution in the country”.
Enaing said: “Nobody is concerned about air pollution. A lot of carbon dioxide and other materials are going into the air, and at the end of the day, it is not safe for Humans and animals.
“I can say in Nigeria more than 55 percent of the vehicles on the roads are dilapidated and are emitting hazardous n substances into the air. We also have uncountable number of generators around the length and breadth of the country’.
“Today in Nigeria, 70 percent of household depend on generating plants for electricity, for this reason using small generating plant, which uses diesel and patrol to generate electricity apart from the noise pollution the gaseous substance from these machinery is turning Nigeria into one of the most pollution environment in the world.
“It is very real, it is with us, imparting on our health and productivity, our livelihood is affected because people spend more money and time in the hospital”.
