Oyo government bars disengaged PSPs from door-to-door refuse evacuation

…To Begin Rehabilitation Of Feeder Roads

The Oyo State Government has barred all former Private Sector Participants (PSPs) from engaging in any form of refuse evacuation in the state.

This directive was issued by Governor Seyi Makinde in his newsletter dated July 28, 2022.

Speaking on the new waste management architecture in Oyo State, Makinde said the authorities were aware that some disengaged PSPs had continued to work within the state.

He warned that they should desist from further encroaching on the activities of the new waste managers.

Makinde said: “We are aware that some PSPs, who have been disengaged by the state, are still evacuating waste from some residential and commercial areas. Let me use this medium to warn them to desist from further encroaching on the activities of the new solid waste managers.”

While identifying the only recognised solid waste managers as Mottainai Recycling Ltd, the governor said that he has directed “that action be taken against any PSP and anyone who continues to do business with them within Oyo State.”

He said the new solid waste management structure would not work without the support of the people.

Meanwhile, Makinde also promised that work would soon begin on the feeder roads in the state. He thanked the people for supporting the infrastructure policies of the present administration.

He said: “Thank you all for the support that you gave our approach to infrastructural development in Oyo State. We chose to first concentrate on creating a network of roads that link the five zones of the state before going into the inner city or feeder roads.”

Funding for the feeder roads is provided through the €3.5m World Bank-assisted Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP).