The Kwara State House of Assembly has advocated stringent measures against indiscriminate refuse disposal in Ilorin, the state Capital This was part of resolutions of the House after considering Motion on Notice titled ” Need to Curb Use of Road Medians and Walkways as Refuse Dumps in Ilorin Metropolis” raised by Lawmaker representing Share-Oke Ode Constituency, Abdulrazaq Owolabi.
Owolabi said the citizens, traders, shop owners in Oja Oba, Oja Tun Tun, Ipata, Gambari, Balogun Fulani, Centre Gboro, Taiwo Surulere other areas are notorious for the uncivilized practice
Some Lawmakers in their contributions called for public enlightenment of the people to sensitize them on proper Environmental Sanitation to guarantee healthy environment.
Reading the resolutions of the House, Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Salihu urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to direct Ministries of Health, Environment and Communications to swing into action of educating the people on the need to put an end to illegal dumping of refuse the state capital.
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