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In a bid to put an end to indiscriminate waste disposal, Oyo State Government through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has decentralised the waste management system.
To this effect, the state government has engaged the services of Alluvia UC, a firm with vast experience in the circular economy sector and work experience across all the geo-political zones of Nigeria, as a consultant on waste management.
The move, according to the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Arc. Mojeed Mogbonjubola, will lead to the coming together of strong forces working as a formidable team to deliver a very effective waste management system that will cater adequately for the state’s needs and ensure a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
A statement issued on Monday by the organisation’s Communications Lead, Temitope Lawal, said that the short-term aim of the project is for sanity and orderlinesses to be instilled into waste generation and disposal across the state, adding that everyone must “own their action by doing the right thing to protect the environment and permanently imbibe the culture of circularity into every citizen of the state on the long run.”
Lawal noted that it is high time Oyo State sets the pace again on “this pertinent issue affecting almost all the states in the country.”
“We can only achieve the goals if we collectively join hands with Architect Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, the Hon Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources to set things right.
“We must all play our individual role in promoting a healthy, safer and cleaner society,” she added.
