Environment

Ogun Govt. Shuts Sorghum Plant over Environmental Infractions

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

As part of efforts to ensure a safe and hygienic environment for all, the Ogun State government has shut down a malted sorghum-producing company located at Ijako, Sango-Ota for serious environmental infractions and disobedience of government order.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment, Alhaji Farook Akintunde said the company was found guilty of bye-passing its effluent treatment plants and releasing its untreated wastewater into its immediate environment most especially onto the newly rehabilitated Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

He described it as destroying public infrastructures and exposing residents of the area to untold hardship.

Alhaji Akintunde added that the company was equally culpable of degrading the environment through oil spillage which is not only harmful but would eventually have a negative effect on the groundwater of its immediate communities.

He said the company would remain shut until all identified infractions were corrected and it was certified by the state government.

Alhaji Akintunde added that the government would not shy away from enforcing needed environmental compliance.

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Environment

Ogun Shuts 3 Companies over Environmental Infractions

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Olusegun Folarin

Ogun State government has closed down three private companies in Mowe and Sagamu areas of the state over various environmental infractions.

The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya who confirmed this in Abeokuta explained that one of the companies, a pet bottle recycling company, was found guilty of discharging waste and storm water into their immediate environment of a private university premises.

Noting that the company failed to obtain drainage approval, leading to the exposure of students to potential dangers, Mr Oresanya added that the company was burning solid wastes on-site, violating state environmental laws and posing risks to workers and nearby residents.

He pointed out that despite government directives for proper remediation, the company neglected compliance, prompting the government to take decisive action to protect the well-being of students and communities.

The Environment Commissioner said the company in Sagamu was closed down due to its refusal to install effluent treatment plants, leading to the discharge of raw and hydrochloric acid into the environment.

Mr Oresanya said the reckless practice resulted in the contamination of groundwater in nearby communities, rendering the water unsafe and unhygienic.

Pointing out that the closure of the companies was to serve as a measure to prompt corrective actions, he reiterated the commitment of the state government to promoting a healthy and sustainable environment. 

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