The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has directed the Ministry of Environment to urgently clear heaps of refuse on major roads across the state.
Egbedun also told the ministry to clear blocked drainages and waterways in the state, as the lawmaker demanded a comprehensive approach to sanitation from the relevant government agencies.
The instructions were contained in a statement signed by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Olamide Tiamiyu, following a meeting involving the Osun State lawmakers and the Commissioner for Environment, Mayowa Adejoorin, alongside top ministry officials on Tuesday.
Speaking at the meeting convened as part of the Assembly’s oversight responsibilities, with particular attention to environmental sanitation and effective waste management, the Speaker harped on the need “for urgent and sustained action to remove heaps of dirt on major roads, clear blocked and neglected drainages across the state.”
Egbedun, who noted that effective drainage systems remain essential to preventing flooding, protecting lives and property, and maintaining a healthy environment, also urged the ministry and its relevant agencies to “ensure the proper evacuation and disposal of refuse, particularly in major towns and cities, markets, residential areas and other public spaces.”
He emphasised that “waste management must go beyond occasional clean-up exercises and become a sustained and properly coordinated responsibility.”
The Speaker also called for a comprehensive approach to environmental sanitation that would involve regular cleaning of major streets, public spaces and other areas requiring government attention.
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