Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has directed the immediate fumigation of major markets and motor parks in the state in a bid to shut out the rampaging coronavirus from the state.
He handed the directive to the committee on Sanitation and Traffic Rules
after he signed the Public Health Regulations Order.
A statement on Tuesday March 31, by the Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media), Mr. Olabode Richard Olatunde, Akeredolu said the committee, which was to clear market roads and enforce a clean environment “has been saddled with another responsibility of fumigating and disinfecting the market and motor parks environment for the good of the people.”
According to the statement: “Governor Akeredolu, who spoke at the Government House grounds in Akure on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, said the state has already procured chlorine and other materials, as well as many motorised spraying machines for the fumigation exercise.
He added that Weewood Limited, one of the companies at the Ondo-Linyi industrial hub has also donated 50 drums of ethanol, while a minimum of five Hilux pick-up vehicles have been pulled from the state transport pool to carry tanks for the fumigation exercise.”
It said Akeredolu disclosed that over 100 youths would be recruited for the exercise across the state.
The governor said: ”As you know, I’m sure most of you must have read it that we have signed the Public Health Regulation 2020 by the power conferred on the Governor under the respective law.
“Before now, we had in place a formidable committee on clearing the highway, that led to freeing the markets of traffic congestion. But we have now expanded the committee and given them further responsibilities.
”The responsibility is that they will now carry out the fumigation and disinfection of markets and motor parks environment to make sure the environment is clean for our people when they return to the markets.”
The statement said that the chairman of the committee, Mrs Yetunde Adeyanju, said work will commence tomorrow (Wednesday) from Oja Oba in Akure to the Erekesan market and other major parks and markets across the state.
She listed other places to be visited to include Ikare, Ondo, Ore, Igbokoda and Igbara-Oke among others.
