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Anambra govt to shut parks, markets that shun sanitation exercise

The government said efforts were underway to restore a cleaner Anambra that was “under threat as a result of unfriendly attitude of some residents.”

• May 1, 2022
Felix Odimegwu [Photo Credit: Blosson Nigeria]
Felix Odimegwu [Photo Credit: Blosson Nigeria]

Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, Felix Odimegwu, has said the government would begin to shut down motor parks and markets that fail to comply with monthly sanitation.

“Starting from May, parks and markets not participating in the monthly sanitation exercise would be shut down,” Mr Odimegwu said during the monitoring compliance by commercial premises in the April edition.

Mr Odimegwu urged both commercial premises and residents to comply with the sanitation order, adding that it would not be business as usual as any defaulter would be charged legally.

He said the ministry is ready to inject force into the exercise to achieve a cleaner and healthier Anambra State.

“Our environment is under threat as a result of unfriendly attitude of some residents. Vigorous transformation is expected to restore a cleaner Anambra Environment.

“We will call for community participation approach, six hours refuse collection, a stronger partnership of refuse collectors for sustainability and waste to wealth approach among other steps,” he said.

The commissioner said the government has plans to build a healthy environment, adding that it is committed to ensuring that every building has more than one tree in it.

(NAN)

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