{"id":121005,"date":"2025-07-25T17:51:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121005"},"modified":"2025-07-25T17:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:51:45","slug":"reps-appoint-committee-chair-on-single-use-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/reps-appoint-committee-chair-on-single-use-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps Appoint Committee Chair on Single-Use Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The House of Representatives has appointed Hon. Terseer Ugbor as Chairman of the newly established Ad-hoc Committee on the Ban of Single-Use Plastics in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The committee was constituted by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as part of the legislative chamber\u2019s renewed commitment to tackle plastic pollution and promote environmental sustainability.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Committee&#8217;s mandate includes assessing the preparedness, coordination, and roles of relevant federal agencies in enforcing the planned ban on single-use plastics across the country. It will also engage key private sector stakeholders to evaluate their readiness to phase out single-use plastics from their operations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis bold initiative to ban single-use plastics is a significant stride towards combating plastic pollution in Nigeria.\u00a0 Ranks as the ninth-largest contributor to plastic pollution globally, generating approximately 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually. Alarmingly, over 70% of this waste is discarded into landfills, waterways, or the ocean, posing hazards to both the environment and public health.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hon. Ugbor, who also serves as Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Environment, is expected to drive the committee\u2019s work with deep expertise and a history of legislative commitment to environmental protection.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A strong advocate for environmental reforms, the Benue lawmaker has sponsored several key legislative bills, including the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, which has already passed in the House of Representatives, and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) Bill. He is also responsible for the development of the End-of-Life Vehicle Regulations, among others.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He previously chaired the Ad-hoc Committee on Student Loans and Access to Higher Education, where he organized the first legislative summit on student loans in the National Assembly and proposed major amendments to the Student Loans Bill, which was eventually passed into law.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A consultant on sustainable development, environmental management, resource recovery, and recycling, the federal lawmaker s expected to bring technical depth and vision to the committee\u2019s work.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His appointment is viewed as a strategic move to ensure Nigeria\u2019s transition toward environmentally responsible policies and practices.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The House of Representatives has appointed Hon. 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