Kwara State Ministry of Environment

Following the violation of Environmental Sanitation Law, the Kwara State Government has effected the arrest of over 300 people for immediate prosecution. The State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, disclosed this over the weekend, during the monitoring of the monthly excercise, in Ilorin metropolis. The Commissioner, who led the enforcement team alongside the Chairman, Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Taskforce, Air Vice Marshal, Ishaq Balogun, (rtd), warned that the current dispensation has zero tolerance for environmental pollution and would stop at nothing to keep Kwara clean. Buraimoh explained that the need to arrest the violators became necessary, in order to put an end to environmental nuisance in the state. The Commissioner, who was appalled at people's attitude during the exercise that despite meetings held with various environmental stakeholders, sensitization, as well as  publicity on radio regarding the monthly exercise, wonder...

The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, has urged  residents of  the state to support the government in sustaining the Clean and Green programme by further prioritizing the Monthly Environmental Exercise in their surroundings. She  condemned the habit of  people who dump  waste on the road medians, saying indiscriminate disposal of wastes constitute great health hazards.  Buraimoh,who  made the call on a Radio Programme in ilorin, the Kwara State Capital,  also expressed dissatisfaction with the spate of  tree felling, a trend which she noted could have negative impact on climate change .  The commissioner  advanced the view  that undisturbed forest and massive afforestation plays vital roles in ameliorating climate change. She noted that the planet could live without people but people can not live without the planet. Her words: "Trees, therefore,  combat climate change, clea...

This is to inform the general public that the monthly sanitation exercise for the month of February will hold on Saturday 26th, 2022 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Members of the public are hereby enjoined to fully participate in the sanitation exercise by cleaning their residential and business environments.   Everybody is expected to stay at home to clean up their surroundings.                           The monitoring agencies will be on ground to monitor compliance and it will be strictly observed across all the 16 Local Government Areas in the  State.      According to a release issued by the Ministry of Environment, there will be no vehicular and human movement except  those on essential services. Violators of Environmental Laws during the sanitation exercise would be tried and sanctioned by Mobile Courts stationed at designated points across the State.     Waste managemen...

Front row: (2nd L-R); The Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh; the Executive Chairman, KWIRS, Dr Shade Omoniyi; Chairman Enforcement Committee on Environment, Rtd Air Vice Marshal Ishaq Balogun; the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Pastor Abraham Kola Ojo, Rtd, Colonel Kayode Umar and the management staff of  KWIRS and Ministry of Environment in a group photograph yesterday during a working visit to the KWIRS Headquarters, Ilorin. In its effort to regulate and monitor the activities of the waste collectors, the Kwara State Ministry of Environment has affirmed its readiness to partner with the Kwara State Internal Revenue service (KWIRS) for data collection for the  collation  and zoning of houses to ensure effective waste management in the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Hon.  Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh said this  during a working visit to the KWIRS Executive Chairman's Office  with Management of the ministry , ...

The Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Pastor Abraham Kola Ojo and the Director of Environment, Mr Towoju Gabriel in an inspection tour to the permanent dumpsite at  Sokoto Ayekale, Eyenkorin, Ilorin to ascertain the level of clearing of the dumpsite for adequate dumping of refuse by the waste collectors bringing waste from the ilorin metropolis. i

Inspection ongoing at the Herald, Ilorin to check the  functioning standard of the equipments used in evacuating waste in the metroplolis.  The Hon Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh,the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Pastor Abraham Kola Ojo, Director of Environment, Mr Towoju Gabriel with the Chairman, Enforcement Committee on Environment, (Rtd) Air Vice Marshal and (Rtd)Colonel Kayode Umar at the site. All hands on deck to make sure this equipment are resuscitated for effective and efficient functioning to curb the menace of indiscriminate dumping in the metroplolis. The Director of Environment, Mr Towoju Gabriel,the Director, Personnel Finance and Supply, Pastor Adeniran Adebara and General Manager, KWEPA, Alhaji Saad Ayuba at the inspection tour to Herald.

(Left) Rtd, Colonel Kayode Umar, Chairman, Enforcement Committee on Environment, Retired Air Vice Marshal Ishaq Balogun,the State Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Pastor Abraham Kola Ojo, Director Personnel, Finance and Supply, Pastor Adeniran Adebara, Director of Environment, Mr Towoju Gabriel, the General Manager, KWEPA, Alhaji Saad Ayuba Dan-musa and others meeting with the State Commercial waste contractors at the Ministry's headquarters. The Kwara State Government says it will intensify efforts in curbing illegal and indicriminate dumping of refuse and maintainance of adequate waste management to avert epidemic across the state. The State Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh gave this indication during an interface with the Kwara State Commercial Waste Contractors Association at the Ministry's headquarters. She said the meeting called for prompt steps to proffer a lasting ...

Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh has congratulated Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his  birthday. Hon Buraimoh, in a statement, described the governor as a visionary leader to be admired by everyone who has the initiative of propelling the state to irreversible greatness and clamouring for the wellbeing of the people. The Commissioner applauded the leadership of His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq personality of capacity and competency as worth of emulation that deserves an encomium. She said his administration has expanded and liberalised  the state economy to greater height, putting the state on the path of peace and progress through massive investment in all spheres of the sector. She said "I really appreciate the Governor for giving hope to the hopeless, not being a gender bias leader, not being sentimental about women leadership, and always proning for the success of everyone. It is my sincere prayer that...

* Perturbed by the indiscriminate disposal of refuse within the Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State Government has lamented the dangers inherent in the act and the need for the people to adhere strictly to environmental laws of maintaining a clean and green evironment to avoid epidemic. The State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh disclosed this today during an interface with the State Stakeholders Association on Environmental Issues, held at the Ministry's Headquarters, Ilorin. The Commissioner said the meeting became imperative to brainstorm on proffering solutions as government is disturbed by the unhygienic habits of some residents, who  dumped refuse indiscriminately without recourse to the health implications on the people. She frowned at the prevailing bad practices being perpetrated by some of the residents of the state capital, which could cause outbreak of strange diseases. The Commissioner also commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...

In its bid to make the state clean and conducive for the people, the Kwara State Commissioner for Environment, Hon Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh made an inspection tour round the ilorin metropolis to check the level of compliance with waste management policies. The Commissioner said the rate at which people dump  refuse indiscriminately will not be condoned anymore as it poses threat to health. Buraimoh, while sampling the opinion of some  residents in ilorin metropolis said waste generated should be managed adequately to avoid the spread of any form of epidermic in the state. She appreciated  Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for creating an enabling environment to avert outbreak of diseases across the state. She commended the waste management contractors for apt evacuation of the waste while charging them to put more effort in making sure that all the waste are out of site and be timeliness in discharging their responsibilities effectively for successful enforcemen...