The Oyo State Government has announced the scrapping of its traditional monthly environmental sanitation exercise and introduced a new daily clean-up system aimed at improving hygiene and public health across the state.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Ademola Aderinto, during a press briefing in Ibadan marking his first 100 days in office.
According to him, the new policy shifts responsibility for cleanliness from a once-a-month exercise to a continuous daily obligation for residents and environmental health officers.
He explained that environmental officers have been deployed across communities daily to monitor compliance, while residents are now expected to maintain clean surroundings at all times.
To support the initiative, the government has reportedly recalled about 930 environmental workers, including sweepers, waste handlers, and sanitation vanguards, and deployed them across key areas of the state.
The administration under Governor Seyi Makinde also provided additional waste management equipment, including compactor trucks, to enhance efficiency in refuse collection.
The commissioner further stated that sweepers will now operate twice daily, and have been enrolled in the state’s health insurance scheme to improve welfare and service delivery.
As part of enforcement and civic engagement, the state also launched the “Oyo Soro Soke Environmental Whistleblower” platform, allowing residents to report environmental violations via mobile applications and WhatsApp.
The ministry additionally introduced waste separation practices in government offices and is collaborating with private partners to develop modern public sanitation facilities across the state.
