By the Media Dept of WUEDA
A combined team of the Environmental Sanitation Task Force for Warri, Uvwie and Environs Special Area Devt Agency, WUEDA, led by WUEDA’s Board member, Elder Isaac Itobi, and officers of Uvwie Local Govt Environment Dept, on Thursday last week paid unscheduled inspection visits to residential and business premises at DDPA Estate, Ugborikoko Effurun.
The Mobile Court created by the State Chief Judge (Judiciary), led by the Magistrate, was on ground to prosecute anyone who breached sanitation laws.
The team condemned the nonchalant attitude of residents to the environment, and urged the people to clean and maintain their environment on a sustainable basis for a healthy living.
Before enforcement, the Agency and the Environment Task Force had served the residents abatement notices for them to officially register with the PSP providers and comply with global environmental sanitation standards.
Sanitation offenders were prosecuted by the Mobile Court for various offences such as refusal to register with PSP; failure to maintain collapsed or filled suck away facilities; and noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations.
Other offenders were ordered by the Mobile Court to report themselves at the Magistrate Court, Effurun, to face the consequences of their disobedience, and for attempting to molest the Magistrate of the Mobile Court on duty.
The unscheduled inspection visit by the combined team of the Environmental Task Force and the Mobile Court to private and corporate premises in WUEDA’s mandate areas, continues.
