Delta Taskforce Monitors Weekly Sanitation At Ugbwuangue, Ogbe-ljoh Markets

Delta Taskforce Monitors Weekly Sanitation At Ugbwuangue, Ogbe-ljoh Markets

Warri_____ As part of the Delta State government efforts to ensure clean and hygienically friendly environment for all Deltans, the State Taskforce on Environment on Thursday, monitored the compulsory weekly sanitation exercise at Ugbuangwe and Ogbe-ljoh markets in Warri South Local Government Area of the state. 

The exercise which commenced at about 7am on Thursday morning and lasted for three hours, recorded huge success as market women massively turned out to clean up the drainage systems and evacuate waste within and around their shop premises. 

Despite the mass turn out, it was not encouraging as some stubborn traders refused to come out for the exercise, especially Ugbuangwe market. 

Speaking during the exercise, the state Chairman of Taskforce on environment, Hon. Sylvester Oromoni expressed satisfaction for the massive compliance by traders, especially Ogbe-ljoh/Main market, noting that the weekly market sanitation exercise was to ensure cleanliness and hygienically safe environment for both traders and customers. 

Hon. Oromoni stated that the weekly market sanitation exercise is very important for us to clear our drainage systems, especially the nearby canals at market places in order to ensure free flow of water. 

He therefore, charged the market women to sustain the good work, stressing that Governor lfeanyi Okowa led government meant well for traders across the state. 

However, the market women complained that their challenge is the drainage system. Mrs. Rose Ajenimuwa, who is the Chairlady of Ugbuangwe market Women Association stressed that the market drainage system is blocked and there is no free flow of water to the canal, thereby causing air/water pollution around where they sell chicken and meat within the market. 

"We are using this medium appeal to the Chairman Warri South LGA and the Delta state government to help clear the heap of refuse dumped at the canal in the market, stressing that the refuse dump had blocked free flow of water from the drainage system in the market down to the canal," Mrs. Rose stated. 

The Taskforce Chairman was accompanied to carry out the exercise by Michael Oyimor, Hon. Frank Alale, Mrs. Philomena Odjegbu, Mr. Destiny Onojanie among others.