Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state has promise to deal vigorously with ecological problems confronting riverine areas of the state.
The state commissioners for Environment, chief Omolebi Apatiti, made this knowat Igbokoda, Ilaje local government of the state during a working visit.
Chief Adepiti, who posited that building of structure and dumping of refuse on water way are the major causes of flood, however cautioned the people to desist from such acts.
The commissioner revealed that the state state Government has approved that, all local government in state purchase dustbins and refuse compactors to assist in clearing the environment, this according to turn will discourage dumping of refuge in rivers and unauthorized places.
Earlier the chairman interim committee, of the council, Mr. Adegbenro Nomiye said, the council had gone round sensitizing people on maintain and sustaining people on the need to maintain and sustaining clean environment.
He appealed to the government to assist to the state government to assist in clearing the waterways.
Meanwhile, chief omolebi adepiti has ordered the arrest of two butchers for operating in an unhygienic environment actions that are in contravention of the environment laws.
The commissioners who gave the order during a sanitization rally to mark this years National environmental sanitation day in Akure emphasized the need for every body to lie in a clean environment, adding that healthy people make a productive and progressive national chief Adepiti promise to carry the rally to all the 18 local Government areas of the state.
A guest speaker, Mr. ifemile Oluwole had earlier informed that environmental issues include waste disposal, medical waste, Management of strag animals, market Environment and so on.
He advised the people to always wash hands with soap after defection to avoid diseases.
