The Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) has sealed four industries in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Council for violating environmental regulations.
The affected firms are Aristocrate Industries Limited, Plenco Industries Limited, Nanfang Plastic Company, and Xinphang Plastic Limited. The Ministry of Environment also warned companies operating within the state to strictly comply with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations or face sanctions.
Chairman of the Task Force on Environmental Impact Assessment, Mr Sofela Akinbode, who is also the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Special Duties and Climate Change in the ministry, disclosed this during an inspection tour of factories along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
He said the team acted on the directive of the Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ola Oresanya, who ordered routine inspections following growing concern over arbitrary industrial activities that threaten public health and the environment.
Sofela explained that the EIA process is a globally recognised tool for predicting and evaluating environmental consequences before project implementation. He stressed that compliance is a legal obligation designed to protect natural resources and residents from harmful industrial practices.
“Any company that undermines the EIA process not only violates state and federal environmental laws but also risks sanctions, including suspension of operations, fines, or outright closure,” he warned.
Special Adviser to the Governor on OGEPA, Farouk Akintunde, said Nanfang Plastic Company and Plenco Industries Limited were sealed for failing to install effluent treatment plants, resulting in the discharge of untreated wastewater into the environment. He added that Xinphang Plastic Limited and Aristocrate Industries Limited were shut for operating without relevant government approvals and for denying access to inspectors.
Akintunde condemned the non-compliance of the facilities, warning that the trend posed serious risks to public health and environmental safety.
