RIWAMA announces November 30 as statewide sanitation exercise day

The Rivers State Waste Management Agency RIWAMA, on Thursday, announced that this month’s State-wide Sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, November 30, 2019, across the 23 Local Government Areas of the State from 7 am – 10 am.

The sole administrator of RIWAMA, Bro. Felix Obuah in a statement by his special assistant on media said there will be strict restriction of human and vehicular movements during the period of the exercise from 7 am – 10 am.

Obuah enjoined all the Council Chairmen in the 23 Local Government Councils of the State and Councilors to mobilize their people and ensure they clean their surroundings.

He urged them to ensure that gutters and other water channels are cleared of debris to allow for the free flow of water.

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He also appealed to security agencies, particularly all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Area Commanders, 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 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 people to clean their surroundings.

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While urging the people of the State to support Governor Nyesom Wike’s vision of a clean and safe environment, Bro. Obuah reiterated the uncompromising commitment of the Agency in ensuring that Port Harcourt regains its Garden City status as well as having a healthy and clean State for the citizenry.