RIWAMA Partners Multinationals On Clean PH

The Sole Administrator of the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Bro. Felix Obuah, has recorded another milestone in the bid to restore the Garden City status of Port Harcourt and immediate environs.
This followed a recent meeting with multinational companies operating in the state where he called for greater cooperation to boost the crusade for a cleaner Rivers State and further enhance a healthy and pollution-free environment for businesses in the state.
Obuah assured that the agency was poised to improve its services to companies, and directed that those seeking exemption permit for the monthly sanitation exercise would henceforth pay the specified fees while two weeks’ notice should be given to the agency to prepare the necessary papers.
He told the over 100 top company executives who gathered at the agency’s Conference Hall, that the synergy between their organizations and RIWAMA underscores the importance placed on companies’ safety and security of operation by Governor NyesomWike’s administration, and urged them to do the needful so that the agency could sustain its social responsibility of quality service to companies and people of the state.
The sole administrator said the meeting was necessary to intimate them on the modus operandi of his agency, and to express the governor’s appreciation of their importance in improving the economy of the state, stressing that he was also not unaware of the challenges militating against the smooth operation of their businesses.
“Wike is aware of your challenges and that is why we want to remove all the bottlenecks to make things easier, and also make life more meaningful for you,” Obuah said, adding that the companies were indispensable for two reasons: one, as a source of employment while the second point has to do with the quantum of revenue government generates from the companies.
He frowned at the reluctance of companies to support the monthly sanitation exercise by donating vehicles and other equipment, and gave special kudos to Mobil Oil Producing Company for supporting RIWAMA in that regard.