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Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) is local environmental authority in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 1994.[1] As of 2021, Alhaji Jibrin Lawa was the general manager of the authority.[2][3][4] In 2018, Ibrahim Rigasa was general manager.[5]
After an assessment of flooding potential in 2021, the authority issued 305 relocation notices to residents living in flood prone areas.[6][7][8][9]
Established in 1994 and revised in 1998, KEPA address environmental problems in the state for sustainability purposes.[10]
The Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority has a governing council consisting of the Secretary to the State Government who is the Chairman, and Permanent Secretary of various ministries. It also has a general manager, environmental representatives from the private sector and ministry of water resources, as well as a legal adviser.[11]
In 2009, the Kaduna State House of Assembly enacted a law to substitute the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority Edict No. 1 of 1998. This modification cuts across the following:
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