TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt
The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Felix Obuah, has announced strict restriction of human and vehicular movements during today’s (Saturday) monthly clean up exercise.
Obuah made announcement yesterday, declaring that this month’s state-wide sanitation exercise will hold today, across the 23 local government areas of the state from 7am to 10am.
The RIWAMA Sole Administrator reiterated the ban on movements of people and vehicles during the period of the exercise, warning that defaulters would be arrested and prosecuted.
He enjoined all council chairmen in the 23 local government councils of the state, councillors, paramount rulers, Community Development Committees (CDCs), youth councils and other groups to ensure full participation of the people in their respective areas.
Obuah also appealed to security agencies, particularly Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), to strictly enforce the restriction of human and vehicular movement order during the period of the exercise across the State.
The Sole Administrator also enjoined all Rivers people and those living and doing business in the State to comply accordingly by using the period to clean their environment, surroundings and empty their gutters and other water channels for free flow of water, as defaulters will be arrested and prosecuted.
Obuah warned against converting the period of the sanitation exercise to street trading, physical training, footballing and other social activities, stressing that defaulters would be arrested and prosecuted before the Sanitation Court that would be sitting at the RIWAMA premises on today.
He urged owners of trucks (individuals and corporate organizations) to make available their trucks for evacuation of wastes that would be generated during the period of the sanitation exercise.
Obuah urged people of the State to support Governor Nyesom Wike’s vision of a clean and safe environment.
He, however, reiterated the firm commitment of RIWAMA in ensuring that Port Harcourt regains its Garden City status, as well as remain a clean and healthy State for the residents.