FG to construct pilot toilets, recycling plant in Kogi

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The Federal Government says it will commence the construction of pilot public toilets and a recycling plant in Lokoja, within the next three months, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Jide Oladipo, the Deputy Director, Solid Wastes Management, Federal Ministry of Environment, made this known at a meeting he held with officials of Kogi Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on Wednesday in Lokoja.

He stated that the projects, which include construction of the pilots public toilets and a recycling plant, would be undertaken in collaboration with the Kogi Ministry of Environment.

“It is a form of approach where we shall manage traditional wastes in which the local people that generate the wastes are also taken into consideration in the waste management.

“The Federal Government is not unaware of the problems caused by inefficient waste management, and that is why the Federal Ministry of Environment has come down to assist the state in waste management,” Oladipo said.

In his remarks, Kogi Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Rosemary Osikoya, said that the proposal represents a new initiative by the state government.

“Before now, there has been little or no federal presence in Kogi in terms of key sub-sectors; so, we are excited over this gesture on sanitation and waste management by the Federal Ministry of Environment.

“The Federal Ministry of Environment, under the 2016 budget, had proposed some pilot activities in the state and that is the purpose of this meeting today.

“We are here to discuss the extent and scope of work of the support of the Federal Government for our state, and it is important to note that it is coming at the right time.

“The State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has taken a lot of steps in addressing most of these issues, so it is a form of consolidation on areas the state is already making progress and we envisage more to come.

“Building for Kogi state a pilot toilet project and a recycling plant is a welcome development and we do hope that the scope could be higher next time,” Osikoya said.

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