Scavenging no longer allowed in Ilorin metropolis, says Kwara govt
The Kwara State government has prohibited scavenging in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital as part of efforts to maintain a clean and healthy Kwara.
It also advised all previously registered scavengers to conduct their business at the government dump site at Sokoto-Aiyekale, off the Express way.
This was contained in a statement Signed by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Kamaldeen Aliagan, on Monday.
The State Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge, during the official inauguration of the environmental taskforce held at the Ministry’s Conference hall, today, noted that “the Ministry will provide medium sized waste collection bins for shop owners and households for proper disposal of refuse”.
According to her, “indiscriminate dumping of refuse is a general phenomenon that requires urgent attention, most especially in Ilorin metropolis. The only solution to eradicate it is to aggressively commence a rethinking of sustainable waste management by the government and sensitize the people on the dangers inherent in dumping refuse indiscriminately.”
She stressed that members of the public must cooperate with the government and its agencies to find a lasting solution to the problem to prevent the outbreak of diseases, especially cholera, which is already ravaging some states in the country.
