Ogun Waste Board Begins Special Clearance Operation

Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) has begun a “special operation” to evacuate the waste across the state.

The newly-appointed special adviser to the governor and managing director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Hon. Farouk Akintunde, said the operation became necessary to rid the state of accumulated waste that had not been properly addressed before he took over the affairs of the authority.

He said, “All the machinery of the authority has been deployed to different parts of the state and the operation is going on simultaneously, especially in major towns of Abeokuta, Sango-Ota, Ijebu-Ode, Ifo, among others, while ‘night operation’, which was suspended several months back, has returned immediately in full swing.

“Following a fruitful meeting with the executive and members of the Ogun State Association of Waste Managers (AWAN), where some lingering issues hampering their operations in the past were resolved, members have also resumed their coverage areas to contribute to the proper evacuation of the accumulated waste across the state,” Akintunde added.

He therefore urged the residents to hand their waste to the operators assigned to their areas and containerise it in front of their homes, rather than dumping it indiscriminately on roadsides and medians, warning that anyone caught would be prosecuted.