Lagos — THE Ministerof Urban
Development, Mrs Halima Tayo Alao,
has described Nnewi, Ibadan and Aba as the
dirtiest cities in Nigeria. Speaking at a workshop in Ibadan,
the Minister expressed displeasure
over the environmental sanitation
status of nnewi and ibadan, believed to be the
biggest city in West Africa. The Minister
said that in spite of the huge amount government spent on the
channelisation of Ogunpa River,
Ibadan, Nnewi and Aba still remained the
dirtiest cities.

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is unfortunate

Very quiet unfortunate

decode55:

Oga, its "Quite" not "Quiet" biko

Even very quite unfortunate seff go confuse person... The grammar na die

Most times people are just comfortable living in filthy enviroments

i have beem to that city, and its nothing to write home about. Buildings are built without planning, roads are too narrow without good shape, majority of the roads there are dead traps

Op, you have comprehension issue! The write up did not say only Nnewi. It said that Ibadan, Aba and Nnewi are Nigeria's dirtiest cities. So change your subject to read: Ibadan, Aba and Nnewi!

ojimbo: i have beem to that city, and its nothing to write home about. Buildings are built without planning, roads are too narrow without good shape, majority of the roads there are dead traps

you are totally right.

Dumb OP. U went to dig up a 2008 story then change d topic of the story. We already know ur motive.

Minister: Ibadan, Aba are
dirtiest cities
From Bisi Oladele
Do you live in either Ibadan,
the Oyo State capital, or
Aba, the Abia State capital?
If yes, you are living in one
of the dirtiest cities in the
country, says the Minister of
Environment, Housing and
Urban Development, Mrs.
Halima Tayo-Alao.
She also expressed concern
over the moribund Federal
Government’s sanitation
project in Ibadan, which
was targeted at making the
city one of the cleanest.
But, the sanitation scheme,
which the minister revealed
was a tripartite project of
the Federal and the state
governments, as well as
investors, has succeeded in
Aba with the attendant
improvement on the
sanitation, waste disposal
and recycling.
Tayo-Alao spoke in Ibadan
while giving a keynote
address at the national
workshop on the
implementation of the
Rotterdam Convention, held
at the University of Ibadan
(UI).
The workshop was
organised by the BASEL
Convention Coordinating
Centre of the university.
The minister, who disclosed
that over N5 billion had
been spent on the
channelisation of the
Ogunpa River, deplored the
failure of these efforts of the
Federal Government at
improving the sanitation of
the city.
She wondered why the
project was yet to be
completed despite the N230
million the the Federal
Government had paid the
contractor.
Tayo-Alao explained that
environmental issues are no
longer the exclusive
responsibility of the
government, stressing that
the state, local government,
institutions, corporate
bodies and individuals need
to work hand-in-hand to
address climate change,
sanitation and related
environmental issues which
have been pushed to the
front burner in
international affairs.
Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor
of the university, Prof. Femi
Bamiro made case for a
paradigm shift in the
approach of researchers to
the issue of environment.
He said that since the
environment is inter-
disciplinary, researchers
and academics should get
out of their narrow
disciplines and incorporate
environment in their
research works, so that the
issue will be seen and
appreciated from different
perspectives.
"Social scientists,
educationists, engineers and
others should involve
themselves in the
environment research," he
stressed.
State Commissioner for
Environment,Alhaji Mukaila
Aborode, disclosed that
sanitation and other
environmental issues are
key areas of priority to the
current administration in
the state, pointing out that
trucks and skipps had been
bought by the government
to address sanitation
problem.
Besides, 200 sweepers are
also keeping the city of
Ibadan clean daily.

ok..

I can't believe this. Nnewi is nowhere near as dirty as Aba. onitsha. ajegunle. aguda. mushin..

Have you been to Onitsha recently? Onitsha is so neat and organized with good network of roads. However am not saying that Nnewi is as dirty as portrayed by this report!

This is Onitsha economic hub of the East!

patmaine: I can't believe this. Nnewi is nowhere near as dirty as Aba. onitsha. ajegunle. aguda. mushin..

decode55:

Oga, its "Quite" not "Quiet" biko

Tanx Mr. Lecturer

Aba and nnewi are not capital cities, while Ibadan is .
btw, nnewi is not a dirty city per se, its not pristine either

Nnewi is not a city naaa