Dare Babalola
The Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) has launched a Special Operation aimed at clearing the accumulated waste across the state, as part of efforts to improve sanitation and address environmental challenges in Ogun State.
The newly-appointed Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, Honourable Farouk Akintunde, stated that the Special Operation was necessitated by the need to address the accumulated waste that had not been adequately addressed prior to his assumption of office.
”All the machineries of the authority has now 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 has also been suspended several months back has returned immediately in full swings.
“Following a fruitful meeting with Executive and Members of the Ogun State Association of Waste Managers Association (AWAN) where some lingering issues hampering their operations in the time past were resolved, members have also resumed immediately in their assigned coverage areas to contribute significantly to the proper evacuation of the accumulated waste across the state,” Akintunde added.
He therefore urged residents to give their waste to the Waste Managers assigned to their areas as well as containerised them in front of their homes instead of dumping them indiscriminately on roadsides and median warning that anyone caught will be prosecuted.
