EPA Agent In conflict  of interest, Favor pollution over life

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By Joseph Tumbey 

The environmentalist from the Environmental Protection Agency  of Liberia EPA, Mr. Abayomi  B. C Grant has taken side with   the Best Agriculture Company  involving  into the recycling  of machines oils causing  serious  pollution  over thousands of Inhabitants  living  around  the facility as he officially labels the Company his Client. 

While  the Community  General Chairman Mr. Arthur Byron Vaye Sr.  is calling on the Government and other stake holders to demand  the Company  to control their harmful  substances release in the air, the Environmentalist  unilateral disclosed  that nor the smoke neither the recycling oils is harmful  to the live of human.

Mr. Grant a Liberian Environmentalist  who has served  over public over 13 years has officially  declared  the Best Agriculture Company  as his client  and characterized  the thousands  inhabitants seeking  redress from their pollution   as money  seeking method to make their life easier. 

People living  in Car wash lofa Community, Mount Barclay alarm being affected by serious pollution  from the Best Agriculture  Company  set to  recycle  Machines oils situated within  the Ritco  Distillery facility that’s producing  alcoholic beverages for consumption in Monrovia, while calling on the Government  and the  International  Community  to see reasons  to relocate  the  factory  or warn them to control  waste  in order to save their live.

The  general Community Chairman   Mr. Arthur  Vincent said, the pollution begins  over the shor period when  they  saw a long  pipe elevated  in the  Rajia International Trading Company “RITCO”  for the past days.

According to him,  several  inhabitants from his locality continue to complain  about  the suffocation  the suffer from their homes daily  when ever the Company  switched  the appliance  on.

“James T. Kollie  by block Chairman  along with many others  have been calling  me complaining  how they are suffering from pollution   coming  from Ritco fence.

Women Children  and others have being taken to hospitals  and more over a child within  the age of seven  and Family  have   currently  re located  to Barnesville for rescue  doing  to the harmful  effects from the Factory”,  the general  community  Chairman  explained. 

He however  said, when approach  the Authority of the RITCO  Distillery  facility, they were told that  even  though the   company  lies within  their facility  but has different  management. 

When contacted  an Indian Businessman, Rakesh Goyai Commonly known as George,  he recommended  a Man who claims t o be an Environmentalist  from the Environment Protection Agency EPA only  Identified as  Abayomi Grant said, the Factory  has not commence  production  but rather  trying  their  equipment.

“Best Agriculture Company is registered under the Liberia  government,  they are lying  to you. No pollution here as nothing here is harmful.

If they want money  let them tell us, the EPA Environmentalist  responded  to the media.

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