Kwara State Government Inaugurates New Task Force For Clean Environment

Date: 2024-02-02

The Kwara Government on Thursday in Ilorin inaugurated a new environmental task force to ensure a clean and healthy environment that would be habitable for all people of the state.

The State Commissioner for Environment, Malam Shehu Ndanusa, while inaugurating the task force said it would be going round to enforce compliance with environmental laws across the state.

“You will recall that the Ministry has taken sensitisation to traditional rulers, marketers and other stakeholders in the state.This was out of the need to inform their subjects and others to adhere strictly to the state environmental laws or face the full wrath of the law.

“We also informed the public that starting from the first week of February, any marketer caught displaying goods on the pedestrian paths, medians and other areas and thereby inhibit free movement will be sanctioned.”

The commissioner also warned that indiscriminate dumping of refuse on pedestrian paths, medians and any other unapproved dump sites would attract sanctions.

He listed such sanction as a fine of N50,000 for individuals and N200,000 for corporate organisations or imprisonment.

“I urge environmental violators to desist, because anybody caught selling goods on pedestrian or road medians or dropping refuse indiscriminately, deforestation and charcoal production will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly,” Ndanusa warned.

He urged the newly-inaugurated task force officers to exhibit high level of commitment to the task ahead, to ensure sanity in the environment and reduce deforestation across the state.

Earlier, the Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Hajia Afusat Ibrahim, had commended the Commissioner's initiative in constituting the task force to complement efforts of the Ministry to ensure a clean and healthy environment.

The task force has Environmental Health and Forestry officials, Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers, among others.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Laolu Saraki     Waheed Ibrahim     Idowu Laro     Okeose Christian Cementary     Haleeman Salman     Amuda Musbau     United Nigeria Congress Party     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Abdulrazaq Akorede     NYSC     KW-GIS     Shettima     Police Commissioner     Ibrahim Mashood     Azeez Salawu     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Saheed Alakoso     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Modibo Kawu     Oba Abdulraheem     Asa     Ilorin General Hospital     Durosinlohun Kawu     Sobi Hill     Ajayi Okasanmi     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Tafida Of Ilorin     Moji Makanjuola     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Adedipe     HYPPADEC     Naira Redesign     Curfew     CACOVID     Gambari     Roseline Oni Aremu     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Olabimpe Olani     GRA     Maja     Islamic Development Bank     Gamji Members Association     Yashikira     Oke-Ode     Tosin Saraki     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Diagnostic Centre     Albert Ogunsola     UNILORIN Alumni     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     April 11     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Ahmad Belgore     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Ibrahim Oniye     Sabo-Oke     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Pius Abioje     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Crystal Corner Shops     Alfa Yahaya Road     Olabode Towoju     Revenue Court     Abdulhakeem Amao     Roheemat Hammed     Sola Saraki University    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Joseph Alex Offorjama     Amos Bajeh     Shuaib Jawondo     Peter Amogbonjaye     Tunji Moronfoye     Maigida Soludero Transit     Unilorin     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Salman Suleiman     Mohammed Abduraheem     Leke Ogungbe     Sheikh Alimi     Col. Adedipe     Young Progressives Party     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Oniyangi     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Adeola Abraham     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Olabode Towoju     UNILORIN Alumni     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Kola Adesina     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Royal FM     Bola Shagaya     Yakubu Shaaba     Hamid Bobboyi     Gbenga Awoyale     Kunle Akogun     Oke-opin     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Kwara State Government     Bond     Gbemisola Saraki     Jani Ibrahim     Wahab Isa     NYSC     Baakini     Iyaloja-General     Eruku     Atunwa     Reuben Paraje     Yaru     Lanre Olosunde     Yusuf Abubakar     VADA     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     S.O. Opowoye     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     KWTV     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Saka Onimago     FOMWAN     Ilorin Curfew     Kayode Issa     Wahab Egbewole     Ishaq Salman     Ilorin.Info     Patigi Regatta     March 28     Wasiu Onidugbe     GAMA     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     IYA YUSUF     Deji Ajani     ITP     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Sardauna     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Ahman Pategi University     Ghali Muhammed     Olokoba Sulyman     Issa Manzuma