The Ogun State Government has raised the alarm on indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainages, streets, and other unapproved spots in the state, saying that violators risk both fines and jail term.
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The government, which handed down this warning through Special Adviser to the Governor on Waste Management, Hon. Abayomi Hunye, said it had observed in the past few weeks that most people in markets dump waste indiscriminately, polluting the environment and creating a climate of filth.
It warned such people to take note of the provisions of the (2020) law establishing the Ogun State Waste Management Authority and other matters connected therewith.
Section 34(1) of the law provides that any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this law commits an offence and an arrest and shall pay a penalty of twenty-five thousand to the authority, failure upon which on conviction by a court, the offender is liable to a maximum fine of two million naira or three months imprisonment or both.
