By Ajuwa Ufuoma
The Chairman of Udu Local Government in Delta State, Olorogun Vincent Ogheneruemu Oyibode has charged residents of the area to always patronize Private Sector Participants (PSPs) in their communities to avoid indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the roadside.
The chairman gave the charge, Saturday, while monitoring the evacuation of refuse and grading of roadsides from Ujevwe to Ubogo Market, as part of the supervision of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
He was accompanied by his Vice, Leader of the Council’s Legislative Arm, Supervisor for Environment, Heads of various departments and Environmental Health Officers.
Olorogun Oyibode told newsmen that his administration will erect signposts on the road sides with the inscription “Dump No Refuse Herr”, warning that anyone caught flouting the directive, will be slammed with a fine.
He appealed to residents of Udu to always obey the 7am to 10am restriction order during the monthly environmental sanitation days, to enable them clean their environment and drains, so as to avert outbreak of diseases .
The Delta State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ejiro Tommy Jamani, who monitored the exercise in many local government areas across the state, also visited Udu Local Government, where he reportedly commended Olorogun Oyibode for opening up the road for free traffic.
Notable road users in Udu, including Chief Sir Richard Odibo, thanked the Udu local government chairman for opening up the Ujevwe – Ubogo road for easy flow of traffic and creating a wide side packing space.
