Following the indiscriminate refuse disposal and management in the state capital capital territory and its environs, the Delta State Taskforce on Environment has issued a 7 day ultimatum to residents of Asaba, business owners, commercial drivers and Keke operators, park owners amongst others to as a matter of urgency clear their surroundings, including the drainages or be ready to face the full wrath of the law at the expiration of the deadline.This was disclosed by the Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environment, Chief Godspower Asiuwhu, while responding to questions from LEAP TV News crew in his office, at Asaba. Comr Godspower said his team has concluded plans to move to the streets to enforce compliance with environmental laws, with a view to getting residents of the State Capital Territory to adopt environmental best practices.The taskforce Chairman who frowned at the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the state said the unwholesome practice whereby some business operators, households, pedestrians and occupiers of moving vehicles and tricycles disposed of their waste and littered the streets of Asaba and the environs was unhealthy and unlawful, just as it was against the MORE agenda of the present administration.He called on residents to imbibe the culture of cleanliness at all times, pointing out that government offices, public and private educational institutions, hotels and other business outfits would not be spared in the enforcement exercise.The Taskforce Chairman emphasized that toilet facilities, blocked drains, overgrown weeds should be given attention, adding that illegal structures should be removed by their owners, while tippers conveying sand and refuse disposal trucks should be properly covered to avoid the content spilling on the road.Asiuwhu also warned strongly against the emission of greenhouse gases, which he said contributed largely to climate change and urged all contributors to the emission of gaseous carbon, including owners of smoking vehicles, to exercise absolute control of their activities or face the wrath of the law On the relationship between the Taskforce, the Waste Management Board and the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, he explained that they had their specific roles, which were not conflicting but aimed at achieving a clean and healthy environment.Chief Asiuwhu, who is also the Chairman of the Special Taskforce on the control of the activities of daily pay artisans, revealed that all the artisans operating in the state capital had been profiled and issued with ID cards, adding that they had also been given aprons with code numbers, with which they could be tracked in the event of any involvement in criminal activities.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environment, Chief Godspower Asiuwhu, while responding to questions from LEAP TV News crew in his office, at Asaba.
Comr Godspower said his team has concluded plans to move to the streets to enforce compliance with environmental laws, with a view to getting residents of the State Capital Territory to adopt environmental best practices.
The taskforce Chairman who frowned at the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the state said the unwholesome practice whereby some business operators, households, pedestrians and occupiers of moving vehicles and tricycles disposed of their waste and littered the streets of Asaba and the environs was unhealthy and unlawful, just as it was against the MORE agenda of the present administration.
He called on residents to imbibe the culture of cleanliness at all times, pointing out that government offices, public and private educational institutions, hotels and other business outfits would not be spared in the enforcement exercise.
The Taskforce Chairman emphasized that toilet facilities, blocked drains, overgrown weeds should be given attention, adding that illegal structures should be removed by their owners, while tippers conveying sand and refuse disposal trucks should be properly covered to avoid the content spilling on the road.
Asiuwhu also warned strongly against the emission of greenhouse gases, which he said contributed largely to climate change and urged all contributors to the emission of gaseous carbon, including owners of smoking vehicles, to exercise absolute control of their activities or face the wrath of the law
On the relationship between the Taskforce, the Waste Management Board and the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, he explained that they had their specific roles, which were not conflicting but aimed at achieving a clean and healthy environment.
Chief Asiuwhu, who is also the Chairman of the Special Taskforce on the control of the activities of daily pay artisans, revealed that all the artisans operating in the state capital had been profiled and issued with ID cards, adding that they had also been given aprons with code numbers, with which they could be tracked in the event of any involvement in criminal activities.
