Residents who indiscriminately dump rubbish in any part of the state will be arrested and prosecuted, according to the Ekiti government.
During a routine inspection of Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, the Sole Administrator of the Ekiti State Waste Management Authority (EKS-WAMA), Bayo Kelekun, issued the warning.
Kelekun bemoaned residents and traders’ willful disregard for rubbish disposal along the Oja Bisi-Post Office-Atikankan and Ajilosun axis in the state capital.
He said it was high time the government took the bull by the horns to stop the act or risk the spread of epidemic.
The sole administrator bemoaned the deliberate and carefree attitude of some residents, especially traders in the state to littering the medians with filth not minding its health implications and huge investment by the government to keep the state clean.
He urged the residents to be alive to their responsibilities of keeping the environment clean, saying the government was very much committed to zero tolerance for indiscriminate waste disposal.
Kelekun said he was ready to deploy all mechanisms within the law to achieve the desired safe and secured environment devoid of unwanted waste.
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