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32 — Vanguard, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020
By Olasunkanmi
Akoni
LAGOS—THE Lagos
State Government,
through the state Waste
Management Authority,
LAWMA, at the weekend,
arrested at least 12 cart
pushers and impounded over
50 carts in Somolu, Bariga
area over illegal operation
and degradation of the
environment.
The authority had last week
commenced a Special
Operation,
tagged: "Operation get rid
of cart pushers" in Lagos.
Speaking to newsmen at the
Ogudu area office in Kosofe
Local Government Area, after
the operation, the Acting
Managing Director, MD,
LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim
Odumboni, who led the
Environmental Enforcement
Team, EMT during the
operation, stressed that the
exercise was part of measures
to rid the state of filth and
indiscriminate refuse dump.
The enforcement team
stormed areas of the axis such
as: Orita Fogo Bariga, Ode-
Remo, Bariga, Anifoshe,
Somolu, among others.
Odumboni added that it
became expedient to clear the
operators from the streets
following disturbing growing
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Illegal waste dump: Lagos declares zero tolerance
on cart pushers, arrests 13 • Impounds over 50 carts
trend of environmental
degradation in some parts of
the state which was
occasioned by the activities of
the cart pushers in a bid to
return sanity to the affected
We accept your resignation, Jesse Central
chiefs tell Ojariefe
By Paul Olayemi
JESSE—OVER 22 chiefs of
the Jesse Central, a
subclan in Idjerhe, Ethiope
West local government area
of Delta State has hit out at
Chief Solomon Ojariefe, who
resigned as the Unugbrogodo
of the subclan last week
Wednesday, only to make a u-
turn barely 24 hours, that he
still remains the kingdom
high Chief.
On Wednesday,(August 5th,
2020) Chief Ojariefe flanked
by two Unugbrogodos of their
subclan, had announced they
were putting on hold the
inauguration of a 13 man
committee selected to screen
aspirants for the vacant
Idjerhe Kingship stool, after 9
Chiefs refused to turn up for
the event and Chief Ojariefe
had announced he was
resigning as the
Unugbrogodo of the Jesse
subclan, only to turn up, and
recant that he was still in the
position barely 24 hours later.
areas.
According to him, "While
LAWMA resolved that its no
longer business as usual, it has
stepped up efforts to make
The Ethiope West local
government chairman, Hon
Solomon Golley had
mandated the three high
Chiefs to select a 13 man
community to screen the
Kingship aspirants.
However, some chiefs from
Jesse Central subclan told
Ojariefe, they had accepted
his resignation claim, that he
was no more the
Unugbrogodo of Jesse
Isoko North PDP pledges unity, transparency
By Ochuko Akuopha
OZORO—LEADERS of
the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, in Isoko North
Local Government Area,
Delta State, have reiterated
their resolve to ensure the
party remains a transparent
and united virile political
family committed to the
progress and development of
the people.
They also congratulated the
Chairman of the party in the
Lagos cleaner and livable for
all, by introducing novel waste
management programs in the
state, as well as supporting
PSP operators to discharge
their primary duties
Central, insisting, they were
upholding his first statement
of resignation,
"He can't eat his cake and
have it, we have accepted his
resignation as the
Unugbrogodo of the subclan,
we didn't force him, our new
leader is now Chief
Emmanuel Umukoro, our
Unuewvoro" former Deputy
Commissioner of Police,(retd)
Chief Stephen Ikewun who
spoke on behalf of other chiefs
in the subclan, said.
State, Olorogun Kingsley
Esiso and all members of the
newly elected and
inaugurated State Executive
Committee of the party.
This was contained in a
statement issued at the end of
a meeting which had the
member representing Isoko
Federal Constituency, Hon
Leo Ogor; Majority Leader
Delta State House of
Assembly, Hon Tim
Owhefere; Director General
Warri Uvwie and Environs
Ikpeazu flags off new Abia
traditional rulers’ council
By Ugochukwu
Alaribe
UMUAHIA—ABIA State
Governor, Dr. Okezie
Ikpeazu has inaugurated the
new Abia State Council of
Traditional Rulers with Eze
Ndubuisi Nwabeke of
Eziama Ntigha autonomous
community, Isiala Ngwa
North Council, as the
Chairman; while Eze Kalu
Ogbu, Enachioken IV of
Abiriba, in Ohafia council,
will serve as 1st Deputy
Chairman.
Other members of the
Council include: Eze Harry
Ugwuala, Ugwu 1 of Isiala
Isiugwu Autonomous
Community, Ugwunagbo
council and Eze Godfrey
Onwuka of Umutowe
Olokoro Autonomous
Community, Umuahia South
Development Agency,
WUEDA, Chief Ovuozourie
Macaulay and Chairman of
Isoko North Local
Government Area, Mr.
Emmanuel Egbabor in
attendance.
Also in attendance,
according to the statement,
were the State Commissioner
for Transport, Hon Oviemuno
Oghoore; DESOPADEC
Commissioner, Dr Paul
Oweh; Special Adviser to the
Governor on Rural and
Community Development,
council, as the 2nd and 3rd
Deputy Chairmen,
respectively.
The council has 92 other
monarchs across the 17
council areas in the state.
Speaking at the occasion in
Umuahia, Governor Ikpeazu
charged the traditional rulers
to ensure that peace and order
reign in their communities,
study the policies of the
administration and align with
it to enable their various
communities benefit and
participate in the
programmes of the
government.
The governor described the
traditional institution as the
4th tier of government owing
to its responsibility to
interpret, execute and
implement government's
policies at the grassroots
level.
Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Okoro;
former Commissioner for
Lands and Survey, Pharm.
Patrick Ferife amongst others.
The statement endorsed by
the party's Chairman in the
council area, Prince Godwin
Ogorugba, said the party
leaders in the 13 Wards of
Isoko North, met and and
resolved “That the PDP Isoko
North remains an indivisible,
united, and virile political
family committed to the
progress and development of
the people.