Recent surge in unevacuated refuse dumps in Imo State calls for concern.
Some concerned voices have even called for a return of former Governor Ikedi Ohakim’s environmental template that placed Imo in the forefront of cleanest states in Nigeria then, because human lives depend largely on a clean environment.
Although the Imo State Government through the relevant agencies has responded to the hue and cry that trailed the declining environmental sanitation in Owerri, the capital city and environs more than a week ago, the situation seems not to have been completely subdued.
One thing the government don’t seem to have realised, is the fact that environmental sanitation remains an everyday issue, rather than a once-in-a- month exercise.
In this regard,, environmental agencies are expected to work round the clock, equipped with the necessary equipment and logistics.
Refuse disposal sites must be strategically located, properly supervised and promptly evacuated.
Again, the number of people or companies doing the sanitation work should be expanded.
This is moreso, given the rate at which urbanisation is sweeping across the state.
Imo government should treat sanitation as one of its top priorities. The citizens need serious reorientation. Nothing can be more app than this.
