Ministry of Environment. Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation /Activities.

FLOODING: DTSG SERVES ABATEMENT NOTICE TO OWNERS OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES / SHANTIES ACROSS THE STATE.

The Delta State Government in the last one week commenced serving abatement notices to all owners of illegal structures and shanties including containerised shops around the flood prone areas of the state as predicted by NIMET.

Chairman of the Delta State Task Force on Environment Hon. Sylvester Oromoni disclosed that these illegal structures and shanties including containerised shops were directly constructed/placed in the pathway of drainages and canals around the flood prone areas of the state thereby blocking the free flow of water during rainfall.

The Chairman explained that perennial flooding being experienced in some parts of the State was not natural but ‘Man-Made Disaster’ due to the indiscriminate dumping of refuse into both primary and secondary water channels by members of the public.

While stressing that the present administration is spending much on infrastructural development which includes clearing of drainages and canals across the State, Oromoni said there is a need for an ‘Attitudinal Change’ from members of the public to support the government in securing the environment.

He implored owners of such illegal structures, shanties and containerised shops around the affected areas including those who erected unapproved structures to abate all or have them demolished by the Task Force.

Oromoni who seeks for a total compliance and maximum cooperation from the people, however, advised environmental abusers around the area to relocate as anyone arrested would be immediately charged to court for prosecution.

COVID-19: Another bakery sealed for violating face mask order in Delta

The Delta State Taskforce on Environment on Friday sealed a famous bakery in Ekpan Uvwie Local Government Area for non compliance with government directives on COVID-19 prevention.

Chairman of the State Taskforce on Environment, Honourable Sylvester Oromoni, said the bakery was closed "temporarily" because workers were producing bread without putting on face mask.

Represented by the Coordinator Central and South Senatorial districts, Comr. Kingsley Iweka, Oromoni also explained that the bakery workers who always have first touch on breads before consumption refused to heed to the Governor's directive after well publicised announcement and warning for compulsory use of face mask.

"Early this month, Government of Delta state under the quarantine act said that "Anybody arrested for not wearing face mask would be placed on 14 days isolation at the person's own cost".

"We have observed with dismay the flagrant disobedience to the government directives which made it compulsory for everybody to always put on a face mask when moving around within the State to mitigate the spread of the deadly Coronavirus.

"Commercial vehicles and motorcycles are still in the habit of overloading their vehicles with passengers, thereby, disobeying the directive on social/physical distancing which is capable of jeopardizing the efforts of the government in the war against COVID-19 pandemic.

"Let me caution that people should not attempt to forfeit their liberty by being arrested and taken to isolation centre for not wearing a face mask.”

In another development, the State Taskforce also marked an ongoing building project built at the centre of Toka close, off W***y street, Warri.

According to Oromoni, "For some time now, the lax enforcement of environmental laws had seen many businesses erect illegal and rickety structures that encroached on pedestrian sidewalks and streets thereby obstructing the smooth flow of traffic and defaced the environment. The newly created Taskforce will help restore the aesthetics of our environment," Oromoni stressed.

Sanitation Task Force Cleans Ogbogonogo, Igbudu Markets

In a bid to ensure cleanliness in markets across the state, the Ministry of Environment staff, Environmental Sanitation Task Force and Waste management Board Task force yesterday collaborated to ensure cleaning of Ogbogonogo market in Asaba.

Earlier in the week, the team led by the State Task force chairman on environmental sanitation, Comr Kingsley Odiaka, was also at Igbudu market in Warri to clear all who were using midian and walkway for trading.

Addressing the team in Asaba, Iweka tasked the team to always work as a team and apply unity of command, adding "there is only one Task force in Ministry of Environment.

"Waste Mgt Task force and Sanitation Task force are one and is being headed by the State Task force Chairman on Environmental sanitation Comr. Kingsley Iweka Odiaka.

"The Commissioner for Environment who now supervises waste management has instructed that both team must work as one.

Iweka further instructed waste Mgt. Task Force coordinators in the state to meet with Environmental Sanitation Task Force Coordinators of the 6 pilot cities for urgent meeting and to fashion out better ways of operation.

"We must work as a team serving same government and reporting to the Commissioner for Environment," he said.

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ILLEGAL ATTACHMENTS DEMOLITION IN DELTA STATE UPLOADING

The State Chairman of the Delta State environmental sanitation task force Mr Kingsley Iweka Odiaka (MNIM) Accompanied by two (2) out of his three (3) Vice Chairmen in the persons of Hon Tony Onyia Vice chairman Delta North and Mr Monday Eigbodu vice chairman Delta central and their team stormed Senator JIG Onyia street off Cable Point road to notify tenants and landlords who built illegal attachments to demolish them on or before a week's time.

Such illegal structures tend to deface the supposedly esthetic view of the area ,these illegal structures also reduce the space meant for roads .

The chairman also ordered the demolition of illegal structures whose owners had been notified but refused to adhere ,market women and traders who shade their things on walk ways were asked to relocate backward to pave way for pedestrians using the walk way

DELTA MUST BE CLEAN

HON COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENT, HON JOHN NANNI AND PROF. SAM OYOVBARE, CHAIRMAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE / PEACE BUILDING STORMED GARMOND BRIDGE IN ETHIOPE WEST AS THE RESTLESS SANITATION TASKFORCE CHAIRMAN KINSGLEY IWEKA ODIAKA MNIM AND TEAM CLEAR THE BLOCKED WATER OUTLETS.

The Delta State Hon commissioner for Environment, Hon John Nanni today led the team of Environmental sanitation Task force to Maintain Gamond bridge by Ethiope River in Ethiope west local government area which had been overtaken by filts thereby obstructing the free flow of water out of the bridge.

The commuters interviewed expressed their sincere appreciation to the Delta State Governor. Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa who felt the pains of his fellow Nigerians.

One of the road user said Deltans are lucky to have Sen.Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi okowa as their governor. Still speaking , he commended the governor for also for putting the bad spot that inflicted high pain to the users of the road along Benin warri express way near warri to its original state.

The team led by the Environmental Sanitation Taskforce Chairman Mr Kingsley Odiaka Iweka MNIM cleared the blocked water channels as it was reported that the road is always inaccessible whenever it rains. Same thing was done in Agbor yesterday by the Orogodo bridge along Asaba Benin express way.

The Sanitation Taskforce Chairman Mr Kingsley Odiaka Iweka MNIM promised Deltans that in his time, all will breath fresh air.

And it was also discovered that the Tippers Association in spite of the agreement reached to get tarpaulin for there tippers, they have refused to comply. In conclusion, he said that arrest of defaulters begins from today.

The commissioner came prepared with trunk and even joined the labourers to work. He said he enjoy working hard and it his hard work that brought him to where he is today. You show people how to work by working and there you gain dignity.

S.M.A.R.T Commissioner for Environment Hon Barr John Nani this morning dispatched the State Environmental Sanitation Taskforce led by the The Chairman Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM and the Taskforce secretary Mrs Florence A Atigan to open up water tunnel which direct erosion to Ologodo River along the express way. On arrival, the team engage over 50 boys to manually clean up the tunnels which I believe has not been maintained since the the construction of the road.
The Taskforce Chairman speaking to the news men plead to Deltans to key into the state SMART environmental sanitation crusade as he will do his best without compromise to touch all the town and villages in Delta State.
Some persons who met the team at working commended the Delta State Governor Sen Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa and Hon Commissioner for Environment Hon Barr John Nani for this good job. They said that whenever it rains, this very portion become inaccessible because of flooding around the bridge. The whole of us say thank you Ekwueme! Thank you Hon John Nani and thank you Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM.

Today at Otor Udu, Mr . Kingsley Odiaka Iweka and his team was on a courtesy visit to the local government chairman Chief Solomon Kpomah. The chairman conveyed the environmental prosperity of Senator Dr . Ifeanyi Okowa to the local government chairman and the mandate of the Sanitation Taskforce to clean the state between now and Dec 31st. In response, chief Solomon said he actually has been praying for the team on seeing their activities online before today and said he is going to give the team maximum support in the cause of their operations in Udu local government.

ILLEGAL ATTACHMENTS DEMOLITION IN DELTA STATE UPLOADING

The State Chairman of the Delta State environmental sanitation task force Mr Kingsley Iweka Odiaka (MNIM) Accompanied by two (2) out of his three (3) Vice Chairmen in the persons of Hon Tony Onyia Vice chairman Delta North and Mr Monday Eigbodu vice chairman Delta central and their team stormed Senator JIG Onyia street off Cable Point road to notify tenants and landlords who built illegal attachments to demolish them on or before a week's time.

Such illegal structures tend to deface the supposedly esthetic view of the area ,these illegal structures also reduce the space meant for roads .

The chairman also ordered the demolition of illegal structures whose owners had been notified but refused to adhere ,market women and traders who shade their things on walk ways were asked to relocate backward to pave way for pedestrians using the walk way

DELTA MUST BE CLEAN

Sanitation Taskforce team led by Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM today vow to bring Delta State to one of the most clean state in Nigeria before December 31st 2016. Speaking to one of the Delta social media reporter, he promised not to relent until Deltans begin to cultivate the attitude of cleanliness and proper management of waste. He also said that if you have been given abatement notice and fines for violating environmental sanitation laws, you have just 7days to comply or face the full weight of the law.
For those trading on government write off ways, caravans,umbrella, in the following places, you also have 7days to vacate as there would be no compromise. Collage junction Agbor, Enerhen junction, Effurun round about, submit road, Abraka market Asaba, Airport Junction and other strategic areas within the 6 pilot cities Asaba, Agbor, Sapele, Ughelli, Uvwie and Warri South . The sanitation Chairman also said that from next week, his men will begin to arrest any tipper who refuse to comply to the government directive to get tarpaulin and tipping sand or granite on the gutters or road sides. Finally he begged all Deltans to always clean up gutters and their environment and those having illegal structures defacing the very beauty of the State to comply .

The State Environmental Sanitation Taskforce Chairman accompanied by the operation director of the Delta Central senatorial District Mr Monday Eigbodu and The Taskforce secretary Mrs Florence A. Atigan was with the Uvwie local government Sanitation Taskforce at Enerhen junction for a routine check. On getting there, the team met some persons whose goods were previously confiscated for trading on the government write off ways on 3 occasions and out of a sympathetic heart released back to the and cautioned them never to return to sell on the walkways. Yet, they all came back so the team resorted to damaging their chairs and tables. The Taskforce also realized that all the bus stop built for transporters and passengers has been overtaken by traders and some claimed the space was rented to them by the youths. At last, the sanitation Chairman asked them to leave as no community youth has the Authority of the State Government to rent the space out. Blocked drains were also cleared. The team same yesterday pay a courtesy visit to HON Kenneth Ibru, the Ughelli North local government Area and the vibrant and youthful chairman welcomed the team and beg them to without compromise, help to sanitise the local government and promise to help the team actualize their dreams.

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SMART ENVIRONMENT: TASK FORCE TEAM APPREHEND OFFENDER

In the bid to protect and ensure a clean and healthy environment for Deltans, the Delta State Ministry of Environment and Waste Management Board set up environmental and sanitation Taskforce to apprehend and prosecute offenders of the environmental laws and policies of government.

The Delta State Waste Management Taskforce team today (4-4-2016) apprehend a man discharging waste along Anwai/Ugbolu Road, Asaba at about 7:12am from his hilux vehicle.

We therefore encourage the general public to patronize the approved private waste collectors in your locality.

Delta State belongs to all of us, thus our environment must be protected. It is a collective action that must be taken by us all in ensuring a clean and healthy society.

Kudos to the task force team for a good job as Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa is committed to a better and healthy environment

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Evacuation of Niger cat illegal dump Site going on now. The Taskforce indeed is poised to sanitise our dear Delta State. Kudos to Mr. Monday Eigbodu Delta Central operation director, Minstrel Udoka chika-dibie Media, comr blessing Media, Philip Ukarin Uvwie Coordinator, Phil Onoriode, Collins Eneanya, Yemi, Tony Aghaulo, Phillip Off-season and Mrs FA Atigan. This are the winning team of Taskforce Chairman Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM.

Today Easter Monday, while people are with their friends and families, the State environmental sanitation Taskforce Chairman Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM refused to rest until Delta State become a center of attraction. His word, "There is dignity in labour. " Today at the Uvwie local government Secretariat, the Taskforce Chairman and team started by evacuating the nuisance within the council. At Osubi Eku road by PTI junction, Opp the slaughter market, the Taskforce Chairman and his team also evacuated the illegal dump Site there. The chairman of the market Mr Kelly and one of the traders in the market Mr Stephen commended the Hon commissioner for Environment Hon Barr John Nani and His Excellency Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa for his helping hand in evacuating the nuisance and said that if The governor continue with this good works, his 8years is guaranteed. Along PTI road, the team saw that residents has begun to adhere to the instructions of the Taskforce to open up water channels and gutters.
Along Izakpa street beside Kayo Mavoro Hospital, the illegal dump Site there was also evacuated. Speaking to the news men, Mr Waheeb a Tailor thanked the sanitation Chairman for coming to their aid. The Taskforce Chairman speaking to the news men said that from this night, anyone caught in the act of indiscriminate dumping of refuse will be arrested and prosecuted.

It was a dream fulfilled in spite of heavy downpour. The State Environmental Sanitation Taskforce Chairman pulled Supervising Councillor for Environment Hon Collins Igharakpata, media, the local government Taskforce and volunteers tirelessly move round Uvwie local government area with the operation Delta State must be clean crusade. At Ovie Palace road by the entrance from effurun sapele road, the team discover heavy flood. At the sight of this, the team started operation open up your gutters and discovered that occupants don't clean their drains. The Taskforce Chairman ordered them to do so. Same thing also happened at Okoloba, the team caught a landlord at Olokpa compound who emptied his sewage into the water tunnel and as at the time of this report, the whole of the environment were overtaken by its hazardous smell. The residents commended the chairman Environmental sanitation Taskforce Mr. Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM, the commissioner for Environment Hon Barr John Nani and above all, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa who appoint good hands this time to put to end environmental sanitation issues in our state without compromise. At Enerhen junction, some persons who on 3 occasion asked to stop trading by the walkway had there goods seized. Mr Ibe, one of the trader commended the team. According to him, he believe that the approach of the team towards Environmental sanitation, he vouched that Delta State will wear a new look in no distance time with the zeal for service he saw in the team.

When it rains, street drains help to keep City neighborhoods from flooding. When leaves collect in gutters and block these drains, water can back up and cause ponding that slows or stops traffic and can even flood yards and homes. While autumn is when leaves are most likely to collect in drains, it can happen at any time of the year. Just like what we saw at Ovie palace road by the entrance from effurun sapele road.
The State environmental Taskforce Chairman and his team work hard to maintain all of the City’s drainage infrastructure, including storm drains on streets. But with tens of thousands of drains spread all across the City, we need your help too. You can help prevent flooding by paying attention to what’s happening with the drains on your block. A few small maintenance actions on your property can also prevent stormwater from ponding.

Keep leaves and debris out of drains

Avoid piling yard waste like fallen leaves and sticks in your yard, where it could wash into City drains. Keep it in a yard waste bin or other container and register with the PSP operators in your area.
Use a rake or broom to remove leaves and debris from the tops of storm drains, and then place the material in your yard waste cart.
If the drain is still clogged after you’ve removed the debris, call our drainage problem hotline the line above to report it.
If an inlet or street drain appears to be blocked by debris, try to safely clear a channel to provide a path for the runoff. If the drain cannot be cleared, or if the cause of the blockage or flooding .

Clean the gutters and drainage downspouts attached to your roof twice a a month Just one wind or rainstorm can clog a well-flowing drainage system.
Inspect for leaks or damage to rain gutters that could cause a flat roof to flood.
Direct flows from downspouts away from your foundation, without discharging flows to adjacent properties.
Never discharge water over the edge of a steep hill.
Maintain your drainage systems

Maintaining the drainage system on private property is the owner's responsibility.

Check your property’s drainage system. This is especially important on commercial properties that have catch basins or other drainage systems. Maintaining these systems is the property owner's responsibility.
The best way to find out what’s in your pipes is to ask a professional to “video inspect” your underground drainage system.
If you have a driveway that leads down from the street, be sure to clear the drain at the bottom of the slope.
If you live at the base of a hill or on a cliff, ensure that drainage and retaining walls are properly functioning.
Respect the City’s drainage system

Don't put grass clippings, leaves or other debris into any of the drains, ditches, creeks, culverts, gutters or ravines in the City.
Do not store furniture or other items like firewood, fuel tanks, containers and loose items in your yard, as floodwaters can wash these items into culverts and cause flooding.
It is against the law to dump or to allow any material to enter the drainage system, as it leads to blockages. To report illegal dumping, call 08032611781. This method is yielding a high result now in Agbor.

Water is the most common cause of unstable slopes, mudslides and erosion. Check your property for signs of earth movement, such as leaning trees, or cracks in the soil or sidewalks.
Preventative planting can also help reduce the chance of a mudslide or flooding. However, avoid planting over side sewers that could create problems from plant roots in the future. Together we can make Delta State clean.

Courtesy visit to Ogborikoko police station. The DPO was not on sit. The team met with the DCO 1 who received the chairman and his team and adviced the chairman to reschedule the meeting since the DPO was not on sit.

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Ministry of Environment/Sanitation Taskforce in Collaboration with Waste management board, Will be observing the monthly sanitation this sat 26th of March 2016.Lets come out enmass between 7am to 10am to keep Delta state clean. Kingsley Odiaka Iweka. State Task force chairman Environmental Sanitation For Hon Commissioner for Environment.

In continuation of daily environmental sanitation exercise round the state, the environmental sanitation Taskforce Chairman and his team Today at Edjeba, in warri South local government cleared all illegal dump Site by the shell gate and environ. The Environmental Sanitation Chairman Mr. Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM in line with Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa smart environmental prosperity agenda promised Deltans that before the end of 2016, delta State will wear a new look. Some edjeba youth who spoke with our newsmen Mr Fella and Mr Julius Jeroro expressed happiness with the Governor and Commissioner for Environment Hon Barr. John O. Nani for clearing up the dump Site and adviced that the land should be put to use and also promised to partner with the State environmental Taskforce to arrest anyone dumping refuse indiscriminately around the cleared site. The warri South local government Chairman Hon Mofe Edema who was represented by the council Vice Chairman Mr. Charlie Etshagara commended the team for a job well done. The team also Open up the blocked drain at the shell gate. The Operation director, Delta South Mr. Bobson Akoyoma, Delta Central director, Comrade Monday Eigbodu and the Taskforce Secretary, Mrs F. A Atigan and the Environmental department WSLGA were not left out of today's operation Delta State must be clean Crusade

The tireless Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM, Environmental Sanitation Taskforce Chairman and his team visited Warri South local government council in line with Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa Smart Environmental Prosperity Agenda and the HON commissioner For Environment Hon Barr. John O Nanni Ensuring that delta State must be clean. At Oyokomino street off Apala Warri South local government, The Chairman Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka discovered that the street cannot be accessed from Apala and all the landlord in the str. Channeled their soakaway water to the main road. Abatement notice was served with 7days given to the landlords/ occupants to close up all the channels. The Sanitation Chairman also ordered them to organise sanitation tomorrow before his arrival with the local government Chairman Hon Mofe Edema (Man Of God) who has agreed to work with the team this Wednesday. The people living in the street express their happiness and beg the team to help put a stop to this nuisance to avoid Outbreak .

Thursday, the environment department Uvwie local government council and the state Taskforce met with the PSP Uvwie local government. The meeting was occasioned by complaints from the public of PSP agents not coming to dispose their dirt' as at when due. The State environmental Taskforce Chairman Mr Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM represented by Udoka Emmanuel chika-dibie caution the private sector participant PSP present that is no longer going to be a business as usual as the state Taskforce will partner with the local government to revoke the licence of any operator found wanting as indolence or negligence of duties will not be tolerated. Still speaking, the chairman asked the agents to comply to the government directive to get tarpaulin for their trucks before April 1st as anyone found guilty will have his or her truck expounded. And for easy identification, the chairman asked the agents to paste their companies name and number on their trucks. Speaking at the end of the meeting, the chairman PSP Uvwie Mr lucky commended the chairman and promised to meet with his members to double their efforts so that together, we can have a clean state.

Today, the good people of Uvwie local government council commended His Excellency, Sen. Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa and the HON. Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Barr. John O. Nani who dispatched his team of Taskforce on environmental sanitation led by Mr. Kingsley IWEKA Odiaka MNIM in collaboration with the Uvwie local government Taskforce also led by the Uvwie local government Chairman Hon. Mrs Stella Otiotio Dabone and the supervising Councillor for Environment, HON. Collins Igharakpata. The team stormed the popular Effurun market and cleared the walkways and all the traders trading on the roads. After which, the team left effurun market to airport junction and cleared up the drains and traders on the government write off ways. While in airport junction, the team noticed a heavy flow of soak away water from a compound and discover it was from one Ashawo hotel located at the airport junction. What the Taskforce met there was a complete nuisance, broken septic tank, filled with excreta and condoms and being pumped to the road. Abatement notice was served with 7days given to the landlord to abate and fix the damaged septic tank and nuisance. Meanwhile, the team yesterday, brought popular Enerhen junction back to its original state. Few persons interviewed express their happiness with the environmental prosperity of gov Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. The same exercise was also carried out at Effurun round about and PTI junction. Special thanks to the NURTW Uvwie who complimented the Taskforce efforts and brought PTI junction to its original state too. The local community service has been employed by the task force to work at nights and apprehend people who are poised to thwart the environmental agenda of the governor. The exercise continue from Monday as the team will be working on the illegal dump sites.


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GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

God bless the good people of Uvwie. This Saturday, 19th of march 2016, there is going to be a special Environmental Sanitation in all the communities in Uvwie. Ministry of environment /Delta State Sanitation Task Force will be Working in synergy with The Executive Chairman Uvwie local government Mrs Stella Otiotio Dabone and the security Agencies to make Uvwie one of the cleanest local government in delta state. The team has also been empowered to penalise Sanitation offenders, remove illegal structures such as caravans, attachments, umbrella, trading around write off ways and gutters.
Note therefore, there is no restriction of movements. God bless you once again.

Signed. State Sanitation Task Force Chairman.