Monthly sanitation exercise to hold on July 27

The Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, says the July monthly sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, the 27th.

Felix Obuah, the Sole Administrator of RIWAMA, announced on Thursday that the State-wide Sanitation exercise will hold across the 23 Local Government Areas of the State from 7 am – 10 am.

Obuah said there will be strict restriction of human and vehicular movements during the period of the exercise from 7 am – 10 am and enjoined all Local Government Council Chairmen in the 23 Local Government Councils of the State and Councilors to mobilize residents and ensure they clean their surroundings while also ensuring that water channels are cleared of debris to allow for free flow of water.

He appealed to security agencies, particularly all Divisional Police Officers and Area Commanders in the LGAs to strictly enforce the restriction of human and vehicular movement order during the period of the exercise across the State.

Obuah 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 and surroundings as defaulters will be arrested and prosecuted.

He urged owners of trucks (individuals and corporate organizations) to make available their trucks for the evacuation of wastes that would be generated during the period of the sanitation exercise.

The RIWAMA boss also called on traditional rulers, church leaders, Community Development Committees (CDCs), and youth groups to mobilize their subjects to clean their surroundings.

While urging the people of the State to support Governor Nyesom Wike’s vision of a clean and safe environment, Bro. Obuah reiterated the uncompromised commitment of the Agency (RIWAMA) in ensuring a clean and healthy State for the citizenry.