Waste
By Yetunde Fatungase
Sagamu (Ogun), March 20, 2018 (NAN) Chief Jide Ojuko, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Ogun, has urged chairmen of Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state to ensure proper waste disposal so as to prevent outbreak of diseases.
Ojuko said this when he visited some local governments and LCDAs in Ogun East Senatorial District on Tuesday.
The commissioner said that all hands must be on deck to ensure a clean environment to prevent outbreak of epidemics.
He warned that government would not hesitate to sanction any erring council area that treats environmental sanitation with levity, pointing out that the task of keeping the environment clean is the responsibility of all.
“Sanitation is key; it should be seen as a matter of priority. Refuse should not litter the markets, the highways and our roads.
“We should imbibe the culture of cleanliness and not wait for an epidemic to happen before we start doing the right thing,” he said.
He urged political office holders in local councils to work together with career officers to map out ways of making life more meaningful for rural dwellers.
The commissioner pointed out that grants given to councils by the state government was meant to assist them in providing social amenities like boreholes and roads.
Ojuko noted that the essence of creating additional 37 LCDAs was to open up rural communities and make the people feel the impact of government.
In their responses, the Chairman of Sagamu Local Government Area, Hon. Femi Kafaru, and his counterpart from Remo Central LCDA, Hon. Seyi Odumuyiwa, said their administrations had repaired roads, provided potable water and embarked on rural electrification projects.
The chairmen also said they constructed public toilets in markets as part of measures to ensure a cleaner environment. (NAN)
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(Edited by Mufutau Ojo)