Anambra state agency in charge of monitoring and enforcement of the state sanitation laws ocha brigade has warned the state residents to desist from throwing out waste from moving vehicles,indulgment on open defecations as well as indiscriminate flouting of dumping of refuse in the state noting that it is now a serious offence in the state especially throwing waste out from a moving vehicles as the agency will henceforth arrest and prosecute offenders and if found guilty send to prison.
Disclosing this in a statement signed by agency public relations officer Mr Agbafine Anthony.O.on behalf of managing director of the agency Comrade Celestine Anere made available to newsmen in awka the capital of anambra state last Monday, Ocha brigade stated that aside from these, that it is now an offence for Keke operators, shuttle bus drivers as well as all commercial drivers plying the state roads for them not carry wastebin bucket as the agency will commence the enforcement of the exercise to ensure a healthy and clean anambra state.
In addition, the agency said that on the area of tipper drivers carrying sands,gravels, refuse disposal trucks plying the state road conditionss that they must cover their products with tarpaulin or risk being arrested and charge to revenue court.
While assuring that the agency will not relent on making sure that Anambra state is clean to complement the good work of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, they further stated that all residential buildings, offices, corporate establishments, hotels, kiosks,shops, markets must have two wastebin buckets for both plastic , refuse bagged while disposing for easy evacuation even as they disclosed that a monitoring device has been installed in the state to monitor everywhere adding that any one caught throwing out waste from vehicle will be prosecuted.
Said the agency,. Our men have also been directed to visit every premises in the state daily to book any defaulter,we have also set up a special monitoring team with a responsibility of going around all the premises to fish out defaulters,.
