RIWAMA Applauds Compliance On Monthly Sanitation 

The  Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), has expressed satisfaction with the compliance   of residents and business operators during last Saturday’s sanitation exercise, held across the State.
Addressing newsmen shortly after monitoring the exercise in some sections of Port Harcourt last Saturday, the Sole Administrator of RIWAMA, Bro Felix Obuah said the level of compliance is quite impressive despite the global challenges.
The Sole Administrator,  who was represented by his Special Assistant, Prince Ike Anselm Chukwu debunked rumours that RIWAMA has been inactive  in organising the monthly sanitations these past months.
“Despite the challenges that the state has been going through which is global,  RIWAMA has been carrying out its role on environmental sanitation on Saturdays.  The team has been out there on mufti doing their jobs in ensuring that the State is clean,”he said.
He noted that due to the global challenge of Covid 19, it would not have been proper to expose people to health situations just to show that work is going on.
“We have been doing our jobs in making sure that Port Harcourt has been clean throughout these long seven months. We have come all out to show that yes the exercise must continue and all hands must be on deck to keep Rivers State clean, “he said.
According to him, RIWAMA is working in line with the vision of the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike.
to make Rivers State the number one State.
Obuah further called on residents of the State to see keeping their state clean as part of their existence adding that we shouldn’t be forced to keep our environment clean.
He cautioned those who have chosen to play football on the monthly sanitation Saturday to stop as it will not be condoned.
Defaulters apprehended according to him will face the law adding that the law takes precedence.

By: Iragunima Benice