Court commits 38 to community service for flouting restriction order, as Warri South Council gets State Government's backing to sanitize markets

The Warri South Local Government Council Mobile Court, sitting at the Council's Main Secretariat in Warri, on Saturday July 27, committed 38 persons to one-day community service, for flouting the three - hour restriction order announced by the Delta State Government.                                      

The Presiding Judge, Chief Magistrate E.V. Tunde Smooth (Mrs.) also slammed 25 sanitation defaulters with fines ranging between one and three thousand naira and discharged one person on health ground.       

From left: Hon. Kingsley Edafiajebre, Comrade Weyinmi Isaac Agbateyiniro, Mr. Jamani Tommy Ejiro & Mrs. Stella Mode                            

Delta State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Jamani Tommy Ejiro, who alongside the Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Comrade Weyinmi Isaac Agbateyiniro, supervised the environmental sanitation exercise in Warri South Local Government Area, said the turnout of people during the three - hour clean - up , " wasn't too encouraging."                                    

The Commissioner, commended Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Comrade Agbateyiniro and members of his team, for enforcing the environmental sanitation exercise, urging Deltans to collaborate with government to make the state cleaner.               

Whilst noting that environmental sanitation across the state is a daily exercise, Mr. Jamani, assured that authorities of Warri South Local Government area, through the Market Master, would ensure that traders at Igbudu Market, Warri, comply with the state government sanitation order, henceforth. 

(Right) Chief Magistrate E. V. Tunde Smooth (Mrs. ) Presiding, during sitting of Warri South Council Mobile Court

Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Comrade Weyinmi Agbateyiniro, told newsmen in an interview that from Monday July 29, the Council will swing into action, to open the internal roads in Igbudu Market and ensure that it is properly cleaned up for business.                                    

Flanked by the Vice Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Hon. Kingsley Edafiajebre, Leader of Warri South Council Legislative Arm, Hon. Joy Ejumudo, some Councilors and Warri South Council Head of Environment Department, Mrs. Stella Mode, Comrade Weyinmi Agbateyiniro, took the State Commissioner for Environment round Igbudu, Polokor, Okere and Ugbuwangue markets as well as some streets in Warri.

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