Ekiti State Government has said
it would not relent in enforcing environmental sanitation law to ensure clean
environment and prevent outbreak of epidemic.
This is as the Deputy Governor,
Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, expressed dismay that some residents were drinking local
gin known as “ogogoro” at motor parks in some locations where he monitored the
environmental sanitation exercise on Saturday.
Egbeyemi stressed that drinking
ogogoro at joints, loitering about, carrying out commercial activities during
the sanitation hours constituted environmental offences, punishable under law.
A statement by the Special
Assistant (Media) to the Deputy Governor, Odunayo Ogunmola, explained that
Egbeyemi who was accompanied by the Head of Service, Mr. Ayodeji Ajayi, and
other senior government officials monitored the exercise in Ekiti West Local Government
Area.
Some of the culprits drinking
ogogoro during the exercise in Aramoko and Okemesi fled on sighting the
monitoring team to escape being arrested.
Other defaulters caught roaming
about were compelled to pick refuse and clear their drains while some
commercial drivers were delayed till the end of the exercise.
Egbeyemi charged Ekiti residents
and other Nigerians passing through the state to always comply with the
restriction of human and vehicular movement on sanitation days.
The Deputy Governor also warned
against dumping of refuse in the drains which he said can impede the flow of
water and precipitate flooding capable of wreaking havoc on residents.
Egbeyemi has charged motor park
officials to comply with the rules and regulations guiding environmental
sanitation exercise in the State.
The Deputy Governor, who
commended the people of Okemesi for sanitizing their environment, expressed
satisfaction in their level of compliance.
Egbeyemi said: “The people
demonstrated compliance enough but those at the motor parks were found taking
Ogogoro, but the women were at work without force.
“Drinking ogogoro at the motor
park during sanitation hours is against the law and will never be tolerated.
Complying with the sanitation law is in the interest of our people.
“The people here in Okemesi
complied, they are law abiding people, you can see their gutters are clean.”
The Deputy Governor was conducted
round neighbourhoods in Aramoko, Itawure and Okemesi by officials led by the
Chairman, Ekiti West Local Government, Mr. Francis Daniel Yita.
Other officials in the entourage
included the Permanent Secretary, Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Samson
Osasona; the Permanent Secretary SUBEB, Mr Matthew Fabamise, the Permanent
Secretary, Mineral Resources Agency, Mr Tokunbo Alokan and the Permanent
Secretary, Local government and Community Development, Mr Sola Ogunmiluyi.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com