Governor Bans Scavengers After Collecting N8000 From Each Person For Uniform, ID Code
According to Buge, Scavenging is no longer allowed in the metropolis. All previously registered scavengers are advised to conduct their business at the government dump site at Sokoto-Aiyekale off the Expressway.
The Kwara State Government has banned scavengers within the metropolitan area, shortly after collecting N8000 from each scavenger for identity codes and uniforms.
In November last year, the Kwara State government announced that the Ministry of Environment would commence the registration of scavenger industries for proper recognition. Under this initiative, individuals would be assigned an identity code and provided with uniforms for ease of identification.
However, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hajia Afusat Ibrahim, informed the scavengers that registration would close on December 31, with full enforcement beginning in January 2024.
Meanwhile, during a press conference on Monday, the Commissioner for Environment, Nafisat Musa Buge, stated that the indiscriminate dumping of refuse was a widespread issue that requires urgent attention.
According to Buge, Scavenging is no longer allowed in the metropolis. All previously registered scavengers are advised to conduct their business at the government dump site at Sokoto-Aiyekale off the Expressway.
She said, “It is illegal to dump refuse on road medians, road dividers, roundabouts, gutters, drainage channels, and waterways.
“Anybody caught displaying wares/goods beyond the gutter on the roadside for trading activities will be penalised.
“The Ministry, with immediate effect, will remove the larger roll-roll (waste) bins from the roadside or roundabouts and place them in secure locations where they will not impede vehicular movement.”
(Our Heritage Reporter)
