The Ogun State Waste Management Authority closed the Ijebu-Imushin Market in Ijebu East Local Government Area due to poor sanitation. The closure follows repeated warnings to traders and market leaders to maintain cleanliness, which were disregarded. Special Adviser to the Governor on OGWAMA, Mr Farook Akintunde, said this during a visit to the market on Tuesday. He stated that traders failed to use the services of the Private Sector Participant assigned for waste evacuation. Instead, they continued to dump refuse indiscriminately. OGWAMA had previously cleared accumulated waste mechanically and provided a Roll-On/Roll-Off bin for proper disposal. Despite these efforts, traders did not comply. Akintunde stressed that public health and environmental safety were compromised by the unsanitary conditions. He warned that the market would remain closed until required sanitation measures were fully implemented. "Indiscriminate dumping will attract flies, contaminate goods and spread preventable diseases to the public," he said. Traders are expected to clean the market and adopt proper waste disposal practices.
Farook Akintunde claims OGWAMA provided waste infrastructure, yet the traders still dumped refuse—raising questions about enforcement and oversight. If the Roll-On/Roll-Off bin and PSP services were available, their failure suggests either poor coordination or lack of compliance mechanisms. The closure directly affects traders' livelihoods, but no support plan for them was mentioned. A clean market benefits everyone, but unilateral closures without engagement risk deepening distrust.
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