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KWEPA Charges Waste Consultants to be Diligent Ahead of 2022 Operations The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), has charged waste consultants operating within the state to be diligent and committed to their work in 2022. The General Manager of the Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa during a meeting held with the consultants at the Agency on Wednesday advised the waste consultants to take their assignments seriously by evacuating refuse on time.  He stated that any consultant reported for failure to evacuate refuse when due will be disengaged and replaced outrightly. Speaking further, Alhaji Dan-Musa, encouraged the waste consultants not to focus only on the people who live in the outermost parts of the state but also to consider the residents  of the interior parts as they are more likely to litter the road median with refuse. He warned the consultants to desist from encroaching on areas not within their assigned jurisdiction, warning that anyone ...

KWEPA Charges Waste Consultants to be Diligent Ahead of 2022 Operations The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), has charged waste consultants operating within the state to be diligent and committed to their work in 2022. The General Manager of the Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa during a meeting held with the consultants at the Agency on Wednesday advised the waste consultants to take their assignments seriously by evacuating refuse on time.  He stated that any consultant reported for failure to evacuate refuse when due will be disengaged and replaced outrightly. Speaking further, Alhaji Dan-Musa, encouraged the waste consultants not to focus only on the people who live in the outermost parts of the state but also to consider the residents  of the interior parts as they are more likely to litter the road median with refuse. He warned the consultants to desist from encroaching on areas not within their assigned jurisdiction, warning that anyone found guilty...

*MY CONCEPTS ABOUT LANWA!*  _By Saad Ayuba Danmusa_  Ideologically, people from the same womb can never behave or act the same, but the collaboration and fusion of ideas can suit the purpose of oneness and love to bring about a development. Lanwa as an ancient town should have been competing with any other towns and cities in the country if oneness and love had thrived among the citizens in the pasts; those that has contributed should always been embraced than molested. Everybody are expected to be appreciated whether dead or alive; late Alh Ayuba Jimoh (DanMusa) served the town at his own capacity by ensuring  every grown up youths were admitted and awarded  scholarship into secondary schools and provided jobs for some to live a comfortable life. Who would talked about Lanwa without mentioning Late Alh Akano and Alh Idris, the prominent Butchers, to mention, but few; they were able to brand the town in  there own capacity. In his own time of contrib...

KWEPA Discovers Expired Drinks in Circulation at Oja-tuntun. The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), has  discovered some expired carbonated drinks in circulation at Oja-tuntun during the Pre-Christmas environmental and encroachment visit the agency paid to the market on Wednesday. The carbonated drinks were first seen displayed by the roadside before a further search was conducted and more were uncovered in some drinks selling stores. The General Manager of the agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa, during the inspection disclosed that this drinks pose a great health hazard to the members of the society and is capable of killing the innocent consumers. He,therefore, advised that consumers check the expiry dates any  the bottle of drinks they buy before consuming it.lll Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa further warned the market women to desist from acts that pose hazard to the environment which in turns endangers the health of the ...

OPPORTUNITY TO BE SELF-RELIANCE WITH EASE! By Saad Ayuba Danmusa Many people think that not until when you engage in white-Collar job before you can become rich and valuable! In our nose, Alhaji Yusuf Orilowo and others never tasted White collar job before they become somebody; as at today, they are valuable. Dangote and many others with chain of businesses started somewhere as businessmen; as at today, they are successful and valuable worldwide without any taste of white collar job.  With honesty, dedication and integrity, we can be successful without white collar job, even within and around the community with ease, example is one Mallam Atanda at Saki in Okemi Ward, he is a successful in his transportation business. Emasun (don't sleep), my brothers and sisters fa! In KWEPA, as waste Managers, many people are successful and surprisingly, 80% of them are not from the Emirate while 40% are non-native, we can not even find anybody from Moro Local Govt not to talk of Lanw...

*LANWA CITIZENS CANT FORGET WHO STOOD BY US EASILY!*  By Sa'ad Ayuba DanMusa The only unique and lucky town  would soon witness another infrastructure development aim at growing the economy of the town and its environs. In the old days, many people from different parts of the country troop into Lanwa on market days to buy and sell their farm produce like what is at Òlókò in the present market days. With the assistant of Alhaji Yusuf Orilowo on water and road projects, the socio economy of Lanwa was boosted especially with his intention to industrialize the town which would have become "a small London" like Abiriba town in the Eastern part of Nigeria. In those years, people sneaked into Lanwa to catch a glimpse of the community efforts on infrastructure and socio economic projects taking place in Lanwa, I can't forget easily, every houses were connected with water pump from central pool (Borehole) constructed by Alh Yusuf Amuda Orilowo. How many houses in t...

*SHEIKH KAMALDEEN UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN GIVEN ATTENTION BY SENATOR OLORIEGBE*  Arc. Lola Ashiru, Senator Representing Kwara South Senatorial District, Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Prof Saba Maman Jubril and Dr. Yahaya Oloriegbe representing Kwara Central Senatorial District during the official Commissioning of Mini Water Treatment plant at Muhammad Kamaldeen University, Ogidi, Ilorin which was facilitated by Dr. Yahaya Ibrahim Oloriegbe, Senator Representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at National Assembly.

Dan-Musa Felicitates with Onikijipa on his turbaning as Grand-mufti of Ilorin. The General Manager, Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa has congratulated the new  Grand Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Suleiman Farouq Onikijipa on his turbaning as the 4th Grand Mufti of Ilorin Emirate. The KWEPA boss in his congratulatory message said that Sheikh Sulaiman Farouk Onikijipa is indeed the  right candidate for the prestigious office bestowed on him. Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa described the Grand Mufti as a man with a great wealth of Islamic  knowledge. One who has shared and impacted others both all and sundry. Dan-Musa further appreciated the Emir of Ilorin, Alh (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari for the great choice made, a choice he described as one that would further contribute to the further development of Ilorin Emirate. He prayed that the entire Ilorin Emirate would forever remembered the time of the 4th Grand Mufti forever and for good ...

WHO IS COMING BACK & FOR WHAT AGAIN? *PDP's sordid attempt to rewrite the misrule of Bukola Saraki in Kwara State, an exercise in futility.* A child who breaks the family's precious cup will certainly have his name mentioned as destructive, in every conversation within the household. That's is the case of Senator Bukola Saraki in Kwara, having serially been alleged of looting the common patrimony of our state within and outside office for 16 years. We read with amusement the attack against our exemplary Governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, by the rejected Peoples Democratic Party through its spokesman, Tunde Ashaolu. The PDP spokesman is agonising that his leader, Bukola Saraki, is constantly mentioned for the pillage of the state resources for 16 years. it is a common knowledge that Bukola was in charge of the state even after leaving office as the governor. Do we need to remind Mr Ashaolu that Bukola imposed his lackey ,his former commissioner of finance, as...

WHO IS COMING BACK & FOR WHAT AGAIN? *PDP's sordid attempt to rewrite the misrule of Bukola Saraki in Kwara State, an exercise in futility.* A child who breaks the family's precious cup will certainly have his name mentioned as destructive, in every conversation within the household. That's is the case of Senator Bukola Saraki in Kwara, having serially been alleged of looting the common patrimony of our state within and outside office for 16 years. We read with amusement the attack against our exemplary Governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, by the rejected Peoples Democratic Party through its spokesman, Tunde Ashaolu. The PDP spokesman is agonising that his leader, Bukola Saraki, is constantly mentioned for the pillage of the state resources for 16 years. it is a common knowledge that Bukola was in charge of the state even after leaving office as the governor. Do we need to remind Mr Ashaolu that Bukola imposed his lackey ,his former commissioner of finance, as...

Telecommunications Company to Obtain Environmental Management Plan Before Masts Erection-  KWEPA  The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) has intimated  telecommunications companies operating within the state that obtaining the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) before the erection of new mast is   non-negotiable. The General Manager of the Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Danmusa, at a meeting with the Telecommunication operatiors, said that further monitoring would be given to the newly erected masts and those already erected to ascertain that the radiation of the masts are not beyond permissible limits and are not endangering the lives of the people of the state. Dan-musa further stated that since the government of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is one that is citizens'  welfare centered, they would also be required to submit their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) results which is to include the soil test result to ensure that ...

Dan-Musa Condoles with Oloriegbe on the Demise of his Mother The General Manager Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), Alh. Saad Ayuba Danmusa sympathize with Senator representing the good people of kwara central, Sen. Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe over the death of late Hajia Fatimoh Morenikeji Oloriegbe "I sincerely and deeply commiserate with your family  Hon Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe on the demise of your precious mother, Hajia Fatimah Maronike Yahaya Oloriegbe" says KWEPA boss Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa as he commiserates with the family of the deceased. Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa further disclosed that  hearing  of the loss of the Senator's mother was so saddening;  but however encouraged him to be comforted by the fact that the deceased had gone to rest from all the troubles and tribulations of the world.   Dan-Musa further stated that  since death is a debt owed by all, no one can question the Almigh...

KWSG Seals Four Hotels for Non-compliance to Environmental Laws The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), has sealed four hotels within Ilorin metropolis for failure to obtain the Environmental Health Permit thereby disobeying the government. The hotels; Florida, Savannah, Amasi and Cherish Hotels were sealed in accordance with KWEPA law section 51 for lack of evidence of fumigation and also due to no  evidence of waste collectors patronage which automatically culminate to indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The order to carry out the sealing of the hotels was given by the General manager of the Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa who disclosed that the affected hotels had previously been issued abatement notices and letter of noncompliance but still they refused to do the necessary. Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa said "everyone is equal under the law and other hoteliers who are totally compliant with all environmen...

KWEPA celebrates Ozone day in Collaboration with KWARGAP. The Kwara State government through Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), in conjunction with the Kwara State Association of Repairers of Gas Associated Products on Wednesday celebrated the 2021 day with a seminar on how to effectively handle gas and dispose chemicals to avoid depletion. The Ozone layer is a region of the earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet which otherwise is capable of damaging exposed life, causes skin cancer, cataract, and other ecological problems that are environmental related hence the need for KWEPA to spearhead this in order to enlighten the workers on the consequences of improper disposal of chemical products. Giving the opening address ah the seminar, the General manager of the Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa commended the initiative of the executives of the association for organizing such an impactful event. ...

KWEPA Directs UITH to Obtain Environmental Management Plan The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) has directed the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Management to ensure that proper monitoring is given to their fumigation process and that they should obtain the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), which is a very important requirement before the erection of new structures, from the Agency.  The General Manager of the Agency, Alhaji Saad Ayuba Dan-Musa, gave the directive during an inspection of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Oke-Ose, in order to ensure that the hospital is environmental health compliant. The inspectorate team of the Agency had earlier stormed the premises of UITH to check for environmental law violations, during which the patient wards, food handlers,  waste disposal site, mortuary and the general environment were inspected. Dan-Musa, commended the management of the...