Environmental Sanitation: LGA Authorities, Mobile Court Enforce Compliance

·        * The Mobile Court Is A Welcome Development….Ogbueshi Douglas Okolotu

·        * As Councilor Mobilize Youth For Community Service

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

The monthly environmental sanitation exercise conducted in Oshimili South Council Area today recorded huge success, our reporter can attest.

Relevant Oshimili South LGA Departmental Authorities concerned with environmental sanitation exercise were seen actively carrying out their lawful duties to ensure compliance.

The council authorities in a bid to ensure no stone was left unattended to, heavily partnered with the state’s magistrate court to institute a mobile court, where defaulters appeared before a trial judge.

Also the active roles played by the men and officers of the Nigerian Police Force, youth led voluntary organizations and other relevant bodies earned the council its success story & peaceful outcome.

This month’s environmental sanitation mobile court was presided over by a senior magistrate court judge, Mrs Faith .O. Kalu, of the Asaba Magistrate Court 4.

Our reporter’s interview with a wide cross section of Deltans unveiled that the council’s partnership with the court was a step in the right direction and urged the council to sustain such move.

Though some respondents expressed dismay with the compliance level of Oshimili South residents to the monthly exercise but appealed for better strategies to ensure greater compliance level.

For Mrs Theresa Chukwuma, a resident at the former NITEL Office area of the town, she thanked the Oshimili South Council authorities for seeking means to enforce compliance and a special thanks to Hon Arinze Chikelu, Councillor representing her constituency over his active supervision of the monthly exercise.

Speaking to our reporter, Ogbueshi Douglas Okolotu, Chairman, Delta State Waste Management Board, maintained that the institution of a mobile court on environmental sanitation day is a welcome development.

I appreciate the Barr. Obusom led administration for this new move to ensure environmental sanitation compliance.

This move, if sustained will both put in place the desired checks/balances and ensure positive compliance level, thereby helping government and citizens enjoy better healthy living standard and better healthcare and sustainable environmental system, Ogbueshi Douglas Okolotu pointed out.

One of the most remarkable aspect of this month’s exercise was the wonderful leadership roles and grassroot mobilization of youth by a councillor to effectively carry out the monthly exercise.

Hon Arinze Chikelu, today, sought and got a proactive buy-in of youth within his constituency to both partner and actively participate in the environmental sanitation exercise.

Though satisfied with the active roles of the youth at ensuring positive compliance, Hon Arinze Chikelu, was visibly not happy with the lukewarm response and call to action extended to the landlords and dwellers of his constituency.

It is my humble wish and wake up call to our landlords and dwellers alike, to always sacrifice just three hours on environmental sanitation days to participate actively in the exercise.

Actively participating in the monthly exercise will improve our overall healthcare, ensure friendly environment, bond us together as neighbours and demonstrate our collective commitment to build a better community, Hon Chikelu observed.

The mobile court’s record after the exercise unveiled that 73 persons were prosecuted today, out of which 14 persons were discharged and 59 persons were fined.