By Ndife David, Awka.
In line with Governor Soludo initiative on clean, green and livable Anambra, yesterday, the new Awka South Local Government Chairman, Hon. Chinedu Okafor reiterated his resolve to ensure total compliance on sanitation within the Awka Capital City in accordance with the state act on waste management and disposal especially within the Okpuno Okochi Axis.
He made this disclosure
yesterday during a meeting with the Commander, Dobe Awka Ocha Enforcement Team
and his top enforcement officers.
Speaking, Hon. Okafor
reaffirmed his resolve to work assiduously to ensure that Awka Capital City
always wears a clean look and also to curb the menace of incessant reckless
dumping of waste especially on drainage systems in Okpuno Okochi Area.
According to him, the plan in
working to keep every community in Awka clean is not only to alleviate the
immediate challenge of poor waste disposal system and management but also lay
the foundation for a cleaner and greener future for the entire Awka South
Council Area.
He assured every necessary
effort and resources will be put in place in order to make Awka Capital City
and Anambra State a prosperous, healthy and liveable homeland.
"We are going to build a
stable litre bin to enable residents dispose their waste properly, he
said"
"We are also going to meet
with landlords and shop owners to discuss better approach to be engaged to
bring a lasting solution to the effect of reckless refuse dumping around that
neighborhood, he added."
Hon. Okafor went further to
reaffirm commitment to making Awka South the envy of other local government
council area and advised residents to be very careful and cautious about how
they dispose their refuse waste in their various communities.
He further reiterated his
resolve to engage relevant community leaders and stakeholders to continue
sensitizing the residents of proper waste disposal practice and tasked the
enforcement officers to be committed to their duty
Contributing, the MD CEO, the
Commander Dobe Awka Ocha Enforcement Team, Prince Ikechukwu H Ndigwe while
commending the new Awka City Mayor for springing into action immediately after
his Inauguration to facelift the Awka Capacity Territory and reinstated his
commitment to work with the TC Chairman in ensuring a more clean, healthy and
livable and prosperous Capital City for all.
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