Warri_____ Delta State Taskforce on Environment has today evacuated heap of illegal refuse dump site at the popular Ogbe-ljoh market located in Warri South local government area of the state.
The operation was carried out on the early hours on Thursday 17th September, 2020 during the weekly market sanitation exercise that lasted for three hours, 7:30AM-10:AM.
Speaking during the exercise, the State taskforce Chairman, Evang. Sylvester Oromoni who was represented by the Coordinator Delta South, Comrade Kingsley Iweka and the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the governor of Delta State on Special Duty, Sir. Ighor Akpojotor charged the market women to keep their environment clean at all time, stressing that Gov. Okowa led administration will not tolerate a dirty environment for business.
Hon. Akpojotor stated that, as the flood season is fast approaching, it is ideal we keep our surrounding clean.
According to him, said: " We are not here to hurt you neither to stop you from selling, but to ensure everybody who own shop here obey the weekly market sanitation exercise. For we to achieve stronger Delta, all hands must be on deck to ensure all parts of the state is keep clean and neath for healthy habitation. All we are begging you is to lock up your stores for just 3hours to clean up your business premises. Failure to do that will attract fine and your stores would be locked up for disobeying government directive, he stated."
On his reaction, the Coordinator Delta South, Comrade Kingsley lweka thank Ogbe-ljoh market women for their compliance, noting that the weekly market sanitation exercise was gear towards clean environment for healthy living. He further appreciated the Chairman and the executives of Ogbe-ljoh market for their collaborative effort in making sure the illegal refuse dump site at the market was cleared.
However, the state taskforce used the medium to called on other markets within the city of Warri and its environ to do the same in cleaning up their business premises before the taskforce hold them responsible, the statement adds.
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