The Abia State Government has announced a groundbreaking initiative to eliminate the hazardous practice of roasting meat with burning tyres, replacing it with a safer, eco-friendly biogas technology.
This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), Mr Ogbonnaya Okereke, during a press briefing following the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.
The biogas project, currently being piloted in renovated abattoirs at Lokpanta and Uzuakoli, is part of ASEPA’s broader campaign to modernise waste management and safeguard public health. Mr. Okereke explained that the biogas, derived from animal waste, will be used to process hides (popularly known as kanda or kpomo), eliminating the health risks linked to the traditional tyre-burning method.
