Delta Waste Mgt Board Resolves Rift Between IPMAN, PSPs

Delta Waste Mgt Board Resolves Rift Between IPMAN, PSPs

The Chairman Delta State Waste Management Board, Hon. Emma  Chinye has resolved the rift between the Private Sector Participants on waste management and the Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN). 

Chinye was represented by the second member representing Delta South Hon. Mofe Edema.

Recall  that last week, the waste management board in collaboration with the Taskforce on Environment sealed up some Petrol stations found wanting of not using the government approved waste collectors in Uvwie, Warri and environs and for violating the state environmental laws. 

Some of the erring independent marketers were last Thursday brought before Mrs. Kate Otunowobo led mobile court and were prosecuted with different levels of fines. 

In the meeting attended by the Executive of IPMAN Delta state, the Union's scribe said that they had plans to suspend operations in the state to draw government's attention to the resolution of what they called dehumanization but decided to reach out to the Agencies that carried out the operations before any action was taken. 

According to the State secretary Mr. Nwarolan Frank, "we thought that since all our payments was consolidated, we ought not to pay any fee but it's obvious this is utility bill so we will direct our members to comply. 

Hon. Mathew Mofe Edema who stood in for the Chairman, Waste Management Board directed the PSP leadership to meet with the leadership of IPMAN and to agree on categories of their tariffs and send names of government approved PSP operators across the state to them so they can reach their members. 

Edema reiterated that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa's led-administration would not tolerate any act of environmental degradation and any offender caught would not be spared. 

The Vice Chairman Prince Harry Okenini who was accompanied by Aironi Greg, Chief Friday Ofobrokuete and Ufuoma Oberebor thanked the waste management board for their understanding and promised not to disobey Delta State Government laws on Environment. 

He urged the body not to dump waste indiscriminately which often ends in drainages, thereby blocking free flow of wastewater. 

"They are also encouraged on the need to patronise Public Sector Participants, PSPs, and desist from patronising Cary pushers," Edema stated.