The Secretary to State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, gave the order when he undertook an inspection of the dumpsite.

Dr. Ekuwem said, as part of remedial measures toward clearing up the menace of the dump site, an asphalt inroad would be created to enable trucks drive about 50 metres from the road into the ravine, where the refuse will be dumped to stop roadside dumping of refuse.

He called on the Commissioner for Works, Dr. Eno James Ibanga and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Hensek Construction Integrated Services, Uwem Okoko, to work out the engineering content of the remedial work plan for the Uyo Village Road, within 48 hours in collaboration with the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency, Prince Akpan Ikim.

While acknowledging the quantum of waste at the dumpsite, which could be converted into needed energy, the Secretary to State Government called on the Commissioner for Power, Dr. John James Etim to reactivate plans for the recycling of waste into a veritable source of energy for the state. 

lkim reiterated that with the cosmopolitan nature of Uyo city, over 18,000 tons of waste is generated per day, stating that, there was urgent need for a larger new sanitary dump site outside the state capital with a conveyor belt that will  recycle the waste while also providing a more convenient and conducive environment with accessible road for the dumping of refuse.

Prince Ikim, who said a state environmental protection bill has already passed first and second hearing at the floor of the State House of Assembly, called on public spirited individuals to partner the Agency and indeed the State government in the task of waste management and waste recycling.