Cholera, dysentery, diarrhea and other diseases in their class may be warming up to visit residents in Ondo state as a result of the growing number of street refuses of varying sizes in the state.

Many indigenes, residents and concerned citizens have taken to different social media platforms to call attention to this development.

Some major stakeholders who spoke to Nigeriancablenewsonline.com on the condition of anonymity lamented that the refuses are gradually blocking the major streets and roads.

According to them, of major concerns are the Heaps of refuse now littering major streets of Akure, the Ondo state capital in the new year.

Medical experts have expressed worry over the danger it posses to the health of citizens of the city which used to pride itself as one the cleanest in Nigeria.

It won’t be an understatement to rate Akure as one of the dirtiest states in the Federation in 2021.

When our correspondent moved round the city, heaps of refuse dotted areas like Oba Adesida, Arakale, NEPA, Oyemekun, Democracy Park among others.

This development has continued to give many residents sleepless nights as they urged the state government to engage more companies in clearing of refuse in the state.

When Nigerian cable news online contacted the state Commissioner for information, Mr. Donald Ojogo for a
for government’s reaction on the development. he simply said: “I’m at a function” and later sent a phone number.

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Ondo State Capital