Date: 2020-10-05

Residents of Kwara state have been urged to avoid dumping of refuse in drainages and other unauthorized places to prevent the spread of diseases.

The Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Funke Oyedun made the call during a stakeholders meeting with social waste agents in Ilorin.

According to her, all household should take it as a duty to dump their waste at a designated area closer to them.

Mrs Oyedun advised Social Waste agents to employ enough personnel and equipment for effective waste collection.

The Commissioner said with adequate manpower, waste collection process would improve while protection of life and environment from hazards would be guaranteed.

One of the agents, Mr Olatunji AbdulRasheed commended the state government for being proactive on issues affecting the environment.