Abia Govt to enforce mandatory use of waste bins in commercial vehicles

Abia State Government has directed that owners of each commercialized vehicles operating successful the State indispensable show discarded bins arsenic enforcement of the argumentation volition commencement from April 1, 2026.

According to the Abia State Government, the enforcement, which volition beryllium flagged disconnected connected April 1, 2026 is to beforehand due discarded disposal among commuters and for a strengthened sanitation framework.

Abia State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu disclosed this portion briefing newsmen connected Monday, astatine Government House, Umuahia, aft this week’s State Executive Council gathering Presided implicit by Governor Alex Otti.

He noted that the Abia State authorities was sustaining bully hygiene standards among the citizens, done the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA.

Kanu said that Abia State, which was regarded arsenic 1 of the dirtiest states successful the state successful the past, has near the embarrassing presumption to go 1 of the cleanest.

The Commissioner confirmed that hotels, h2o factories and different establishments sealed up crossed the State due to the fact that of biology offenses immoderate weeks ago, person been reopened aft they complied with stipulated standards.

The Commissioner further said that the State authorities had successfully reclaimed gully erosion sites and different flood-prone areas of Amaiyi Amaogudu, Iyalu-Iberent...