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Commissioner tasks waste collection contractors on personnel strength

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The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Funke Oyedun, has called on waste collection contractors to hire more personnel for effective waste collection and disposal.

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State

Oyedun made the call in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital, on Saturday, October 3, 2020.

The commissioner said that, with adequate number of personnel and equipment, waste collection and disposal in the state would improve and the environment would be better for it.

Oyedun noted that government needed to focus on solving environmental and waste disposal problems for the improvement and betterment of the state.

“It is not something we can overlook. We must braze up and be focused in addressing environmental issues through profound solutions,’’ she said.

Oyedun decried the negative posture of the people toward waste disposal and said there was the need for comprehensive enlightenment and advocacy.

By Olubukola Aiyedogbon

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