Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA has arrested and prosecuted One Hundred and Eight waste offenders in Abeokuta.
The offenders were apprehended by the OGWAMA Enforcement Team in different parts of the Ogun State capital while dumping refuse on roadsides public places and on medians, contrary to the state waste management law, which prohibits such acts.
Commenting, the Special Adviser to the Governor on OGWAMA, Hon. Farook Adeniyi Akintunde, said the waste offenders have been prosecuted in different customary courts in the state capital and fined to serve as a deterrent to others who despite government efforts at picking up waste from residents’ doorsteps, they are still in the habit of dumping waste in inappropriate places, thereby defacing the aesthetic beauty of the environment and the state capital.
“Its just unfortunate that we have to go this route to stop some of our people from dumping waste indiscriminately on roadsides and in public places. We have sensitized, appealed and even encouraged them to handover their waste to Waste PSP assigned to their areas for proper waste disposal but to no avail"
"We are determined to continue this exercise until they see the need to stop dumping waste indiscriminately, especially now that the state is wearing a new look in terms of proper waste management.
"Aside from this, dumping waste indiscriminately is not safe, as it can lead to flooding and contaminate groundwater during this rainy season, which the state government will not allow"Akintunde added.
He therefore called on those still dumping waste on roadsides and medians statewide to stop forthwith or prepare to face their days in courts law as the state government through the Ogun State Waste Management Authority OGWAMA will not fold its hands and allow a few individuals to deface the environment through unlawful environmental practices.
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