By Sarah NEGEDU
Cleaning service providers engaged by the Federal Capital Territory Administration have been asked to be professional and thorough with their jobs, in order to restore the city’s greenery and aesthetics value.
Coordinator of the FCT Satellite Towns Development Department, Comrade Obinna Ogwuegbu who gave the advice after inspection of some areas being cleaned up by the contractors said due diligence was needed to further achieve the desired results.
Ogwuegbu, in a statement made available to newsmen over the weekend noted that despite the efforts being put by the STDD to restore the environment, there is need for improvement by the Service providers.
Ogwuegbu who was speaking on the back drop of the directive by the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, for all waste managers to move to sites, enjoined them to efficiently and effectively clean up the satellite towns.
“As a follow up to the earlier directive of the FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, for the total clean up of Area Councils and their environment, the minister has further called on all cleaning service providers engaged for the purpose of cleaning, evacuation and management of waste at the satellite towns to move to sites and effectively clean up the areas.
“Her further directive is the consequence of continued inspection by the Coordinator of STDD at Nyanya, Karu, Kurudu, Orozo, Jikwoyo, Karshi and other Towns around them.
“During the inspection it was discovered that despite the efforts being put by the STDD to restore the environment at these towns, there is need for improvement by the Service providers.”
The department assured the service providers that all payments due to them have been approved by the Minister and is currently being processed for disbursement.
The Coordinator therefore stated that going forward, the satellite towns department would expect site supervisors who are staff of the STDD to fill daily environmental reports. This, according to him, will provide the bases to whip erring service providers to line.
Ogwuegbu enjoined residents to change their attitude towards waste handling and management as cases of open defecation, illegal and indiscriminate dumping of refuse was very much observed while on the inspection.
