KWEPA Canvasses Synergy With KW-GIS to Curb Open Defecation

The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency, (KWEPA), has approached the Kwara Geographical Information Service(KW-GIS) for support in curbing the fast rising and worrisome menace of open defecation which has the capacity of endangering the lives of citizens of the state.

The General Manager of the agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa and his team paid the Chairman KW-GIS a courtesy call at his office to state the issue which he refered to as requiring 8urgent attention.

Alhaji Sa'ad Ayuba Dan-Musa, pleaded with the Executive Chairman to ensure that the agency is carried along in the process of granting approval to contractors who want to erect regulated premises so that they can acquire the Environmental Impact Assessment certificate before such buildings are finally erected.

Dan-Musa further explained that there is need to ensure that these regulated premises have provision for toilet facilities in order to curb open defecation and environmental violations.

The Executive Chairman, KW-GIS, Mr Abdulmutalib Shittu, expressed his happiness in the fact that the synergy is coming at a time like this as the General Manager had mentioned some of the issues bothering him.

Mr Abdulmutalib Shittu promised that the KW-GIS is ever ready and willing to offer the needed support to move the state forward.

Adejoke Adekunle,
Press Secretary,
KWEPA.

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