By Clara Obialazor
Butchers and Executive members of the Ozoro Abattoir have raised alarm over the deplorable state of the facility, accusing the Isoko North Local Government Council Authority of total neglect and abandonment.
The leadership traced the failure of the facility to alleged substandard execution of the contract in the use of lower quality of materials ranging from sizes of rods, poles, poor flooring amongst other job execution inadequacies by one of the past Presidents-General of the Ozoro kingdom, Hon. Miller Akpoili, who did not do the work to the required specifications leading to the dilapidation of the infrastructure.
They therefore called on the Isoko North Local Government Authority for immediate intervention to restore a functional solar water supply, electricity, cage and repairs of the slaughter fence to prevent the risk of loosing their cattles.
The Chairman Mr. Mike Akpoili, from Erovie community, lamented that the lack of proper drainage has left cow blood and dirty water stagnant, creating a foul smell in the area.
“There is no gutter for water to flow, so everything remains here and stinks. This is dangerous to public health”, he stated.
Speaking to our reporters, the former Chairman of the abattoir, Mr Lucky Ilugba, said the situation has made work difficult for the butchers, stating that several letters of complaints have been written to the chairman of the Council without any response whatever as he has remained insensitive to the plight of butchers.
“We have no water, no light and the fence is destroyed. We need urgent help to fix these problems”, he lamented.
Also speaking, the Youth chairman, Mr Paul Felix added that the slaughter gound itself is dilapidated and should be reconstructed for safety and hygiene.
The butchers collectively appealed to the Local Government Council Authority to live up to her responsibility by renovating the abattoir, construct proper gutters, provide water and electricity and create a safer, more hygienic environment for both workers and consumers.
All attempts to get the Council’s side of the report as at the time of filing this report, were not successful.
