Akwa Ibom suspends waste evacuation officers after devastating floods
The Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA), Prince Ikim, has suspended several waste evacuation contractors over what he described as negligence in discharging their duties.‘Waste should be evacuated every day’ Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Ikim said the suspended contractors were sanctioned because they failed to ensure daily evacuation of refuse.
He added that the suspension could last up to three months or longer, noting that the agency would deploy intervention measures to maintain waste evacuation services in the affected locations pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings.
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