Abuja – January 30, 2024 – Viewpoint Housing News.
Kwara State Government’s Commissioner for Environment, Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman, has bemoaned the state’s road medians being converted into refuse dumps.
Addressing waste consultants in the state over the weekend, Mallam Usman revealed this information. “Waste management consultants were engaged to complement government’s efforts at maintaining a clean and hygienic environment by evacuating wastes in all the nooks and crannies of the state, but to our dismay, some of you are performing below expectation,” he said.
“We often receive a lot of complaints from residents that you don’t make yourselves available despite being paid for your services at the end of the month. This singular act of yours is causing us sleepless nights at the ministry because our road medians have been turned into refuse dump sites which may lead to an epidemic if unchecked.”
Ndanusa advised them to engage stakeholders in areas for collaboration
Responding, the Chairman of the Kwara State Waste Contractors Association, Alhaji Zakariyau Tahiru, called on the government to upgrade the dump sites to allow ease of movement of their lorries during the rainy season.
