Oyo govt introduces daily environmental sanitation
Oyo State Government has introduced daily environmental sanitation monitoring and enforcement system, as part of efforts to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment across the state. Commissioner for Environment and
Oyo State Government has introduced daily environmental sanitation monitoring and enforcement system, as part of efforts to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment across the state.
Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Ademola Aderinto, said this in a statement to mark his first 100 days in office.
He said the ministry had shifted from the traditional monthly environmental sanitation exercise to a more proactive system that encouraged residents to take responsibility for maintaining cleanliness on a daily basis.
He noted that ‘’this approach is being reinforced by continuous monitoring and enforcement by environmental health officers.
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“We are now enforcing daily environmental sanitation. Our officers are on the field everyday to ensure compliance. Cleanliness must become a daily responsibility.”
To strengthen operations, the commissioner disclosed that the ministry re-engaged 930 environmental vanguards, sweepers and waste packers, while also procuring two new compactor trucks with the support of Governor Seyi Makinde to enhance waste evacuation.
Highlighting the ministry ‘s achievements, the commissioner said the ministry had expanded its impact through strategic workforce deployment and innovation, adding that the 930 environmental personnel had been structured to improve enforcement and sanitation coverage.
The commissioner says sweepers now operate twice daily to ensure cleaner roads across the state, while also benefiting from enrolment in Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme.
The ministry also launched Oyo Soro Soke (Oyo SSS) Environmental Whistle-blower platform accessible via mobile applications and WhatsApp, empowering residents to report environmental violations and promote community participation in environmental governance.
