Ogun State government has counselled residents of its border towns of Ojodu-Abiodun, Denro, Ishasi, Alagbole-Akute, Lambe and Ijoko to embrace proper environmental sanitation and hygiene to fully reap the benefits of the road infrastructure newly provided for them by the Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration.
Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ola Oresanya made the admonition when he led a combined team of the Environment Family that consists of officials of the Ministry of Environment, Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency OGEPA, Ogun State Waste Management Authority OGWAMA and officials of Ifo and Ado-Odo Local Governments on an environmental tour of the new road infrastructure in the border towns as a follow- up to Governor Dapo Abiodun’s recent inspection visit to the border towns
Oresanya said the residents and the Community Development Association of the towns must monitor and ensure that wastes are not dumped on the drainage channels of the road infrastructure to prevent them from been clogged thereby constituting environmental nuisance to them as well as stopping some of them from illegally channeling waste- water from their homes to the newly constructed roads.
“The CDA as the first responder must equally prevent residents especially those on the roadsides from placing planks and containers on the drainage channels in the name of creating spaces for home trading which will reduce the lifespan of the drainage channels as they will inhibit free flow of erosion during raining season as government cannot be everywhere”
He therefore urged the residents to provide covered bins in their houses and patronize certified waste collectors assigned to their various communities for proper waste collection and stop patronizing waste cartpushers to avoid improper waste disposal and stop waste water channelization from their homes into the road infrastructure which will reduce its lifespan.
Oresanya also urged residents and the CDAs to restrain some of their members from placing planks and containers on drainage channels which will prevent free flow of that will result to erosion during the raining season.
On the side of the state government, Oresanya said the setbacks of the new road will be cleaned-up and beautified to add to the aesthetic beauty of the border towns, urging them to own the new infrastructure as well as urge retail and wholesale outlets to avoid noise pollution which would have negative consequences on the well-being of residents.
On his part, Chairmen of Ifo and Ado-Odo Ota Local Governments, Hon Idris Olalekan Kusimo and Wasiu Lawal who were part of the combined Environment Team, they promised to continue to enforce environmental laws in their local councils to promote environmental safety and hygiene while the Chairman of the Ifo Community Development Committee, Alhaji Akangbe Olatunde thanked the state government for bringing relief to the residents of the border towns through the massive road infrastructure and pledged the committee’s resolve to embark on massive environmental awareness campaign to protect the infrastructure from environmental hazards.
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