In its bid to intensify efforts in ensuring a cleaner and healthier Oyo state, the state government has urged traders in various markets across the state to engage in daily environmental sanitation exercise rather than only Thursdays weekly environmental sanitation.
The commissioner for environment and natural resources, Mr. Abiodun Oni who gave the directives in a meeting with selected market leaders in the state, insisted that the state government has not cancelled Thursday weekly environmental sanitation and Saturday monthly environmental exercise.
The commissioner explained that instead of enforcing sanitation exercise for only Thursdays and monthly exercise, it has become necessary to appeal to market men and women as well as residents in the state to make environmental sanitation a daily routine just like people take care of their various houses daily.
While cautioning Eleyele and Aleshinloye market as well as communities around Mobil Ringroad and Sabo Mokola to maintain a cleaner environment, Mr. Abiodun Oni equally noted that the state government would commence a practise of naming and shaming markets and communities who would not keep their environment clean.
Treasurer Alesinloye market, Mrs. Betiku Oluwayemisi and Mrs Toyin Alayande Secretary Bodija market who spoke on behalf of other market leaders agreed that it was necessary to ensure environmental sanitation becomes a daily routine across markets in the state to achieve a cleaner and healthier environment.
Similarly, in enforcing its policy on indiscriminate dump of refuse, Oyo state environmental task force tribunal arraigned 60 offenders on various count charges and sanctioned them with payment of fines and (or) community services.
