Oyo Declares Emergency On Indiscriminate Waste Disposal

Oyo State Government has sealed an industry over incessant violation and noncompliance to environmental regulations while also declared emergence on waste disposal in markets and public places.

Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola gave the directive for sealing the facility, on the heels of several complaints and petitions received on the health hazzard posed to the residents around the facility.

It was gathered that the fumes emitted from the company, Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd in the Oluyole are of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital has generated uproar in the area.

The ministry had for years wadded into the matter for amicable mediation with the residents, but the facility owner had failed to either respond or comply with government directives on the matter and obeying the state environmental laws.

Likewise, the ministry sealed a popular lounge along Akala Express, Casta De Lounge, for dumping its waste on the highway median.

The ministry also revealed that after necessary investigations, the lounge refused to patronise the government assigned waste collectors and is culpable of several environmental offences.

Meanwhile, the Oyo State government has declared a state of emergency on inappropriate waste disposal, in all markets and public places.

Mogbojubola made this known during a meeting with heads of markets across the state in Ibadan.

The Commissioner stated that the government had commenced the distribution of skip bins to major markets in the State, affirming that the waste disposal containers would put an end to the era of indiscriminate refuse dump on road medians and unauthorised places.

He assured that the skip bins would be evenly distributed across all markets and public places.

Mogbonjubola, however charged the market executives to be proactive and ensure cleanliness in the markets to avoid preventable cases of market closure.

While narrating the efforts of the ministry at promptly evacuating wastes, which he personally supervised, Mogbonjubola reiterated the commitment of government to end indiscriminate refuse dumps in all markets and public places.