Sanitation: KWSG prosecutes 75 offenders in Ilorin

Date: 2017-10-30

No fewer than 75 offenders were prosecuted by the Kwara State Government in mobile courts mounted at various locations during the monthly sanitation exercise in Ilorin on Saturday.

Most of the offenders were accused of roaming about during the exercise between 7am and 10am.

During the sanitation, this medium noticed lack of refuse disposal vehicles to evacuate the heaps of waste disposed by the roadsides. Also observed was the inadequate security to enforce sanitation laws in the metropolis.

Some of the places visited by our reporter included the Emir's Road, Oja Oba market, Surulere, lbrahim Taiwo Road and Muritala Mohammed Roads among others.

Several residents, who participated in the exercise in the aforementioned areas waited endlessly for refuse disposal vans.

People and vehicles were sighted moving unhindered on some major roads as security agents such as the Police, Civil Defence, officials of Man 'O' War and other voluntary organisations were inadequate to carry out enforcement.

Meanwhile, the Director of Environment, Alhaji Sikiru Olanipekun while briefing newsmen blamed local government councils for not deploying waste disposal vehicles to evacuate garbage dumped at roadsides.

He added that the issue of security personnel, who failed to turn up despite being posted to various locations for monitoring during the exercise, would be addressed in subsequent sanitation.

Olanipekun however noted that the state government has begun commercialisation of refuse collection to enhance prompt evacuation of waste in the metropolis.

In his address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Dr. Ezekiel Afolabi said, "Today's exercise is a success though not 100 per cent as there is need to re-orientate the public on the importance of hygienic environment.

"The people should see the sanitation as an avenue to take care of their environment to avoid contagious diseases. We thank God so far, there is no case of Monkey Pox in Kwara."

He noted that the ministry will partner various stakeholders such as road transport unions to ensure smooth compliance by their members during the exercise.

Afolabi however urged the public to shun the habit of bush burning to avoid deforestation and outbreak of diseases.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Jumoke Gafar     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Halimat Yusuf     Yomi Ogunsola     A.O. Belgore     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Minimum Wage     AbdulGafar Tosho     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Odo-Owa     Yakubu Gobir     Wahab Issa     Kwara State Governor     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Seni Saraki     NNPP     FERMA     Ilorin Muslim Community     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Hijaab     Eghe Igbinehi     Arik     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Hamza Usman     Durosinlohun Kawu     Muhammadu Buhari     Council Of The Wise     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Emmanuel Bello     Ayekale     Yusuf Abdulkadir     TVC Female National Debate     Amos Justus Sayo     Shero     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Muhammad Yahya     Isiaka Oniwa     Ajase-Ipo     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Ayo Adeyemi     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Obayomi Azeez     New Naira Notes     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Mohammed Ibrahim     Idris Garba     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Saheed Popoola     Allocation     Apado     Oko-Erin     John Obuh     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Buari Edun     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Michael Ologundea     March 28     Pius Abioje     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Alfa Belgore     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     KWACOBPA     Azeez Bello     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Adekunle David Dunmade     Adeleke Ogungbe     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Ayo Salami     Isaac Gbenle    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Gobir     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Yunus Lawal     SSA Youth     Yunus Oniboki     Kola Ologbondiyan     IEDPU     Kale Ayo     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Arandun     Ilorin Muslim Community     Ilofa     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Kumbi Titilope     Segun Adeniyi     Kwara Politics     Abdulmutalib Shittu     SSA Youth Engagement     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     YAKOOYO     Kwara NIPR     Leke Ogungbe     Obuh     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Haleeman Salman     ASUU     Olofa Of Offa     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Florence Saraki     Tafidan Kaiama     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Ajia-Bako     Coronavirus     Kawu     Kaosarah Adeyi     Saidu Yaro Musa     Lawal Olohungbebe     Seed Technologies     Fareedah Dankaka     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Wahab Isa     Bolaji Nagode     NITDA     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Woro     Sheikh Ariyibi     Musbau A. Akanji     Mogaji Aare     Kwara 2015     Doyin Group     Ndama Al-hassan     Femi Agbaje     Musibau Akanji     Yakub Lai Gobir     Yahaya Dumoye     Shuaib Olarongbe     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Quran     Voices Of Tomorrow     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Ahman Pategi     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Aliyu U. Tilde     EFCC     David Adesina