Press Statement

RIWAMA Sole Administrator, Bro. Felix Obuah Commends Gov. Wike Over ‘Operation Leave the Road’ Programme

…Says Daily Inspection Of Business Premises, Residential Areas Still On Course



The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Bro. Felix Obuah has commended Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for initiating the Operation Leave the Road programme with a view to keep the streets and roads safe, clean  and healthy.

Bro. Obuah in a statement described the directive as another bold step aimed at restoring the Garden City status of Port Harcourt, the State capital.

The Sole Administrator expressed confidence that the programme would go a long way in making Port Harcourt and its environs clean and safe at all times.

He also lauded the programme for its timeliness as it aims to complement the aesthetic beauty of the State which is currently carrying out activities as part of her Golden Jubilee celebration.

Bro. Obuah regretted that the previous administration failed to discourage indiscriminate trading on the streets because it lacked the political will to do so, adding that Gov. Wike has taken the bull by the horn to bring sanity and order in governance.

The RIWAMA boss, therefore, appealed to all traders who carry on their businesses on the streets and roads in Port Harcourt, the State Capital, and its environs to embrace the initiative and keep off the streets and roads for the programme to achieve its objective of making the State safe and clean.

He reminded the traders that doing business on the roads and streets poses avoidable hazards occasionally by human and traffic congestion aside from defacing and making the streets less attractive.

Bro. Obuah also enjoined traders to imbibe the culture of cleanliness in their places of business, adding that cleanliness should not be limited to the home alone but to places of work and business, reminding them that the daily inspection of business premises and residential areas by the Agency is still being carried out and will cover all parts of Port Harcourt and its environs.

He urged them to cooperate with government to avoid the risk of arrest and prosecution as a Task Force has been set up to implement the directive.

Signed:



Jerry Needam

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to

Bro. Felix Obuah, Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency

(RIWAMA).