LEMSPA, lbo Mkt Traders Commends Delta Govt On PSP Initiative, Promise To Comply

LEMSPA, lbo Mkt Traders Commends Delta Govt On PSP Initiative, Promise To Comply

Delta State Spare parts dealers under the auspices of Lower Erejuwa Motor Spare Parts Association (LEMSPA), as well as lbo market traders in Warri has commended the Delta State government over the operation show your PSP receipt exercise, stressing that they are ready to partner with the private sector participants PSP service providers in order to ensure safe and clean environment in the state.

The commendation was made on Tuesday in warri, during a combine meeting with waste management board, PSP service providers and Delta state taskforce on environment in order to have a mutual understanding between the agencies and the market traders on the need to cooperate with Delta state government policies to engage PSP  Model of waste management for proper disposal of their commercial premises wastes to government approved dump site.

Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman PSP Warri South Local Government Area, Mr. Idundun Hope noted that the essence of the meeting is for all shop owners in warri to register with PSP service providers in accordance to the state government law on proper waste management and safety environment. He said market traders must cooperate with Delta state government to keep warri clean and safe for living, adding that most strange deadly diseases in our society today is as result of indiscriminate waste dumping in our environment, he stated.

In his reaction, the Asst Chief. Environment Health Officer in waste management board, Comr. Oguori Okodaso made the traders to understand that indiscriminate dumping of waste in our environment is a punishable offence, noting that any one caught as victim will attract a fine of two hundred thousand naira for business premises, while residential areas cost twenty thousand naira etc. He concluded that government approved tariff for PSP service fee for a month per shop costs one thousand naira only. He therefore, charged them to comply with the state government directive so as to be on the safe side of the law, he said.

Meanwhile, the President of lbo market traders association warri, Mr. Ikechukwu Ifediorah and his counterpart, the Chairman Lower Erejuwa Motor Spare Parts Dealers Association (LEMSPA), Dcn. Francis  Uju on behalf of the traders had promised to comply with the waste management board to engage PSP service providers. They further appealed to the state government to protect and save them from the hands of illegal levy tax collectors coming to defraud them in a daily basis in their business premises.

However, the state taskforce on environment was represented at the meeting by the state coordinator, Comrade Kingsley lweka, Hon. Frank Alale and Mr. Destiny respectively.