Oyo Government Declares State Of Emergency On Waste Disposal In Markets, Public Places

The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola, gave the directive during a scheduled meeting with heads of markets across the state, held at the Ministry’s Conference Room.

Mogbonjubola disclosed 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 dumping of refuse on road medians and unauthorised places.

Assuring that the skip bins would be evenly distributed across all markets and public places, the commissioner charged the market executives, the “Baba and Iya lojas” to ensure proactiveness and cleanliness in 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 ending indiscriminate refuse dumps in all markets and public places.

In another development, the Oyo State Government has also sealed an industrial facility over its incessant violation and noncompliance with environmental regulations.

The Commissioner gave the directive for the sealing of the facility on the heels of several complaints and petitions received on the health hazard suffered by the residents around the facility.

Reports revealed that the unhealthy fumes emitted from Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd, located in Oluyole, Ibadan, has caused great uproar in the area.

The Ministry of Environment had, for years, reportedly waded into the matter for amicable mediation among residents, but the facility owner is said to have invariably failed to either respond or comply with government directives on the matter and obeying the state environmental laws.

Likewise, the Ministry has sealed a popular lounge along Akala Express, Casta De Lounge, for dumping its waste on the highway median, revealing that after necessary investigations, the lounge refused to patronise the government assigned waste collectors and is culpable of several environmental offences.