By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has directed the immediate and indefinite suspension of the operations of the state-owned Environmental Transformation Commission ENTRACO.
The suspension order was sequel to a terrible accident on Monday November 10, 2025, close to St Mulumba Catholic Church on Akachi Road involving officials of the agency.
The heart-stoppinh accident which sparked outrage occurred during an enforcement operation by ENTRACO personnel. It claimed two lives in a very gruesome manner – a motorcyclist and his passenger.
Expectedly, the horrifying incident which gained traction on the social media, provoked widespread indignation and condemnation, with not a few condemning the unprofessional activities of the agency officials.
The Governor’s directives for the agency’s activities to be paused was contained in a statement issued Monday night by his media aide Oguwike Nwachuku.
However, before the Governor’s reaction, the agency had earlier in the day in a statement from its Director of Operations , Ifeanyi Nwokedi, informed that the official believed to be responsible for the accident has been handed over to the police for necessary investigation and action.
Governor Uzodinma in the statement, expressed serious concern over the growing controversies and complains trailing the activities of the agency’s officials in recent times.
However,the Governor cautioned against the temptation by residents to capitalize on and or misinterprete the suspension of the activities of the agency to be a license for the abuse of traffic, environmental and other related laws.
He warned that the full weight of the law would be visited on defaulters of all extant traffic and environmental guidelines in the state.
The statement reads:
“Effective immediately, Governor Hope Uzodimma has suspended all activities connected to the operations of Imo State Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO) till further notice.
“He did on Monday, November 10, 2025, following report of an incident that occurred in Owerri, linked to ENTRACO operations, which claimed the life of a person and left another in critical situation in the hospital.
“Governor Uzodimma said he was not unmindful of other recent ugly incidents where the mode of operations of ENTRACO was brought to question by members of the public.
“However, the Governor warned that immediate suspension of ENTRACO operations is not a license for members of the public to take traffic, environmental, and other laws into their hands as those found to be in violation of such laws will pay dearly for it.”
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