Amid Easter celebrations, the Ogun State Government has urged residents and visitors to the state to ensure a clean, healthy and safe environment.
Ola Oresanya, Commissioner for Environment, gave the charge on Friday while congratulating Christians and all residents of the state for witnessing another Easter season.
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Oresanya called on the residents to clean their surroundings,desilt drainage channels and store waste in covered containers for proper collection by waste PSP Operators assigned to their areas.
“All PSP operators in the state have been mandated to work throughout this festive period to collect wastes in all their assigned areas for effective waste management especially with expected increase in waste generation from the celebration.
“Aside from this,all government waste management and environmental officials and equipments have been deployed to various parts of the state for Special Easter Duties which are geared towards maintaining clean environment statewide”
“So residents of the state and visitors are therefore assured of government readiness to continue to maintain the clean environment the state is noted for at all time as we urge them to play their part especially during this period of Easter celebration,” Oresanya noted.
He urged traders across markets in the state to transact their businesses in clean, healthy and safe environment especially at this period when upsurge in trading activities are expected and urged them not to engage in street trading as Environment Marshalls will be on duty throughout the state to mantain law and order in all markets statewide .
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The commissioner called on those who trade in livestock and other items and display them on roadsides and median or in the booths of their vehicles and other public places, to desist and move to inside markets as there were enough spaces to accommodate them.
The commissioner, who frowned at such practice, said they were destroying the aesthetic and beauty of the state through their illegal street trading.
Oresanya also urged motorists to drive with caution to avoid unnecessary accidents during this festive season as street sweepers would be on duty statewide to keep the state roads clean. He called on carnival organisers not to block streets for their celebration as the state environmental laws forbids blocking of state roads for parties and carnivals.
