RIWAMA Sole Administrator, Bro. Felix Obuah Appeals to Rivers People to bear with the Agency following challenges at the Dumpsites
…Also appeals to Aluu Community for understanding
The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, (RIWAMA), Bro. Felix Obuah has explained why wastes would be noticed in some areas of Port Harcourt, the State capital and its environs, from today, Saturday, May 22, 2021.
Bro. Obuah shortly after an official visit to the affected dumpsites early morning of today, Saturday, May 22, 2021, revealed that some of the major RIWAMA dumpsites have serious challenges which the Agency is doing everything humanly possible to put them back into use without delay, so as to commence full utilization of the affected dumpsites.
The RIWAMA boss therefore explained that evacuation of wastes would be delayed in some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital, and its environs, from today, Saturday, May 22, 2021, due to the challenges at the dumpsites.
Bro. Obuah appealed to residents in Port Harcourt and its environs especially from the affected areas where wastes would be noticed, to bear with the Agency as everything humanly possible is being done to ensure that the dumpsites are put back to use without delay and the wastes evacuated.
He also appealed to the good people of Aluu Community, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State to bear with the Agency and cooporate with the State government as everything possible would be done to see that the access road leading to one of the major dumpsites located in the area is rehabilitated.
The RIWAMA Sole Administrator further called on residents in the affected areas to observe sanitary decorum and not to take undue advantage of the situation to dump their wastes indiscriminately.
While expressing thanks to them for their understanding, Bro. Obuah assured that the Agency would not relent in its effort to ensure that the State is kept clean at all times.
