Five landlords in Ilorin, the state capital, have been charged by the Kwara State government for failing to provide restrooms for occupants of their individual units.

During the market’s sensitisation and cleaning campaign on Saturday, Hajia Idayat Folorunso, the Acting General Manager of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency, revealed this to vendors at the Mandate Market in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The Foundation for Dry Tap and River Basin Rejuvenation, which supplied free vehicles for the trash evacuation and gave traders 240-liter bins to collect the rubbish, worked together to carry out the activity.

The general manager, who instructed the traders to maintain the market’s cleanliness at all times, noted that the state government aims to maintain cleanliness throughout the entire state.

“The Kwara State government, led by Governor Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, has stated that the state should be clean to prevent the spread of diseases,” Idayat stated. As a result, I implore the merchants to keep things tidy.

“The state has implemented environmental laws that stipulate the prosecution of environmental violators. These laws were issued by the government. As you are aware, KWEPA locked up five homes in Ilorin a few days ago, and the owners of those homes were taken into custody to face legal action.

“If the court finds them guilty, they would pay fines ranging from N50,000 or more.”

In order to stop illness outbreaks and to guarantee customer happiness, Idayat emphasised the importance of strictly adhering to cleanliness regulations.

In addition, she underlined the necessity of prompting public awareness campaigns to avert flooding and other calamities amid the rainy season.

The Honourable Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Buge, promised to have their officers return to the market to make sure necessary and routine sanitary measures are followed, as stated by the acting General Manager of KWEPA.

According to Arewa PUNCH, KWEPA officials have started enforcing stringent sanitary regulations throughout the state.

Among their most recent actions have been to clear the meridian to provide unhindered water and vehicular traffic flow and to relocate negligent sellers away from the waterways.

While the waste from the market was being gathered and put into the assigned truck, the environmental team braved the rains by eliminating all of the obstructions in the drainage systems, allowing water to flow freely.

The Foundation’s spokesman, Mr. Aliu Abdulateef, stated that the organisation has been running various programs in about 24 states throughout the nation and that it collaborated with the Kwara State government on its clean environment program to stop disease outbreaks in the state.

In response, Alhaji Muritala Tambaruku, the Babaloja of Mandate Market, said that the traders were appreciative of the government’s sensitisation campaign and pledged to keep the market clean.

Tambaruku, however, made a request to the government to build more drainage systems across the market, repair the roads, and supply restrooms.