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Mottainai Advocates Healthy Lifestyle, Proper Waste Disposal
Oyo State Waste Consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd has stressed the importance of a healthy lifestyle, adding that keeping communities and environment clean is equally key.
This was emphasized by the MD, Mottainai Recycling Ltd., Mr. Adey Adewuyi during an inspection of waste evacuation by PSPs in Ibadan metropolis, the Oyo State capital today.
“Healthy living is best achieved when we keep our communities and environment clean. At Mottainai Recycling, we are committed to ensuring this is our reality”, says Adey Adewuyi.
Expressing the firm’s support for the campaign on proper waste disposal by the Oyo State government, he stressed that there is a need to educate the populace on proper sanitation.
Adewuyi restated the commitment of Mottainai Recycling Ltd in the continuous advocacy of a cleaner environment initiative in Oyo State.
He said, “Mottainai is supporting the Oyo State Government to ensure that the clean and ideal Oyo State is delivered.”
Adewuyi equally called on residents in the state to act in an environmentally-friendly manner, in order to avoid flooding.
Mr. Adewuyi said residents of Oyo State especially occupants of areas close to drainages must stop the dumping of refuse in drainage channels and erecting structures on drainage alignments.
October 20, 2022
Waste Disposal: Oyo Govt., Mottainai Takes Sensitization to Hausa Community
The Oyo State Government in collaboration with Mottainai Recycling Africa has taken its sensitisation campaign on proper waste disposal to leaders of the Hausa community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Led by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abiodun Oni, the sensitization drive which began on Thursday, alerted the community on the essence of keeping a cleaner and healthier Oyo State.
Speaking at Sabo Community, Mokola, Ibadan, the team urged leaders of the Hausa community to ensure they follow the laid down protocols on how to contain the spread of diseases, which could be caused by a dirty environment.
According to the team, “adherence to the basic guidelines will help keep the community safe”.
The team also engaged the community leaders and members on the cons of disposing their wastes on the median, adding that it is important to henceforth properly dispose of their refuse in government approved trucks.
They appealed to the Hausa community to consider the dangers of living in a dirty environment, and its implication on their health.
It called on all residents and business owners in Sabo Community to bring out their wastes once the Mottainai Recycling’s truck is around by 8:00am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
“The community engagement was very strong and positive. After the exercise, we listened and noted their feedback to give them a sense of ownership and to also ensure sustainability of the entire stakeholder process”, noted the Mottainai’s CEO, Ade Adewuyi.
Responding, the Seriki Hausawa of Ibadanland, Alhaji Dahiru Zungeru pledged the community’s readiness to adhere to Government’s directives on ways to dispose of their waste.
The sensitization exercise had in attendance all association leaders, a prominent spokesman in the community in person of Alhaji Garba, newly recruited Environmental Health Officers, representatives of Oyo State Waste Management Authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
June 9, 2022
FCTA sensitizes residents on unethical waste disposal
By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday sensitized residents on the dangers of unethical waste disposal in the city.
Speaking at the formal commencement of the one-day road show campaign in Abuja on Thursday, the permanent secretary FCT Administration, Mr. Olusade Adesola said it was significance to create awareness and action for the protection of environment.
He said relevant stakeholders have faulted the worrisome state of the territory ‘s environment due to challenges arising from poor waste disposal by households and businesses operating within the FCT.
Adesola who was represented by a Director, Samuel Atang, said that the administration through the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and other partners have been making effort to ensure that all waste are been evacuated promptly.
Adesola said, ” The FCT Administration cannot work in isolation but needs the support of the residents to make the city clean for people to live and enjoy.”
Good health and well – being is a function of clean environment, which is a part of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 to be achieved in 2030 and a healthy environment is the principal vehicle for achieving the global, Adesola said.
Convener of the campaign and Acting Director of FCT Reform Coordination & Service Improvement Department, Dr Jumai Ahmadu said the initiative was long overdue considering the frequent reports about some residents converting public facility to waste dump.
“This campaign is long overdue because at the FCT call centre, we receive several complaints from some residents over unethical disposable of waste, the campaign will also instil into people the habit of waste recycling.
“We are going round the city today to ensure that residents understand how to dispose waste, clean environment will improve residents’ health and well-being, dirty environment can lead to disease outbreak, if waste are dispose properly we won’t have health and environmental challenges” Ahmadu said.
The campaign tagged, “sensitization campaign on unethical disposable of waste in the FCT’ started at the popular Area 1Round-About through Area 10, UTC, Wuse market, Berger bus stop and the Jabi motor Park.
April 28, 2022
Oyo Govt. Begins Enforcement on Indiscriminate Waste Disposal, Nov. 5
Oyo state government has pencilled down Friday, 5th November, 2021 for enforcement on indiscriminate dumping of refuse on road sides, water ways, drainages and other open spaces.
It added that perpetrators would be sanctioned and dealt with according to the environmental laws of the State.
A statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abiodun Oni, noted that the recalcitrant attitude of residents towards waste disposal necessitated the action, stressing that the era of indiscriminate dumping of refuse and open defecation has come to an end.
“In as much as there was no corresponding adherence to the guidelines of proper waste disposal in the State, the Government has no other option than to embark on enforcement on waste control and other environmental regulations adding that the government was not aimed at witch-hunting anyone but to secure the safety of lives and properties of the citizens” the statement added
The Commissioner further emphasized that the Ministry of Environment would be working in tandem with the Environmental Task Force to sanction all offenders while also admonishing residents particularly traders and road side users to make use of waste bins and make prompt payment of their wastes through the designated government’s account
The statement further admonished residents to key into the vision of ensuring zero tolerance to filthy and unhealthy environment which would go a long way in eliminating environmental nuisance, spread of communicable diseases that may cut short individuals lives, epidemic and havoc in the State
“it is part of residents civic responsibility in ensuring clean and safe environment, not only will it attract investors that will boost the economy in the State but also prevents against any avoidable man made destruction” the statement added
Consequently, considering the pacesetting status of Oyo state, Mr. Oni further urged residents to constantly strive to be pacesetting in safe environmental practices and to always ensure that they support the efforts of the government in ensuring a clean and safe environment for all inhabitants of Oyo State.
November 4, 2021