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N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by adefemi1(m): 3:48pm On Jun 07, 2011
Osun against water satchets

Anybody caught dropping empty water sachets in public places in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, may henceforth pay N20,000 as fine, the National Environmental Standards Regulations Enforcement Agency has said.

Osun State Coordinator of NESREA Mr. Rufus Anjorin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Osogbo, shortly after a rally to mark the World Environment Day.

Anjorin said the agency would no longer tolerate a dirty environment.

He said, “Whoever dumps any form of refuse including the so called ‘pure’ water sachets risks a fine of N20,000 if caught in the act by our men.

“Everyone has the responsibility of making the environment clean and no effort will be spared by the agency to ensure that the task is accomplished.

“If the environment is clean there will be fewer cases of diseases and remote chances of epidemics, thereby reducing expenses on drugs,”

Anjorin said the ongoing sensitisation and mobilisation of the people was necessary as a prelude to the arrest of erring persons.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by EkoIle1: 3:52pm On Jun 07, 2011
Very good law. What about littering generally?.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Pukkah: 6:35pm On Jun 07, 2011
Although this law sounds good but the government should remember to make trash bins available at strategic points.

On another note, the fine of N20,000 seems to be on the high side for a state like Osun.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by johnie: 6:50pm On Jun 07, 2011
adefemi1:

Osun against water satchets

Anybody caught dropping empty water sachets in public places in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, may henceforth pay N20,000 as fine, the National Environmental Standards Regulations Enforcement Agency has said.

Osun State Coordinator of NESREA Mr. Rufus Anjorin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Osogbo, shortly after a rally to mark the World Environment Day.


Does a national agency have the power impose such penalty or even arrest without a law?
Is this law applicable only in Osun State?



There's something missing in or wrong with the report!
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Nobody: 7:14pm On Jun 07, 2011
The penalty is outrageous. N2,000 is more realistic and deterrent enough. Where will Iya Alaba elewa or pupil Luku get 20,000 to pay as penalty for careless disposing of water sachet? Abeg
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Fhemmmy: 7:16pm On Jun 07, 2011
Pukkah:

While this law sounds good but the government should remember to make trash bins available at strategic points.

On another note, the fine of N20,000 seems to be on the high side for a state like Osun.

The amount of money to be paid will surely make people to look and think twice before they litter
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Nobody: 7:28pm On Jun 07, 2011
That Penalty charge is not feasible.
Minimum wage is just #18000 isn't it?
Other forms of deterence can be employed
Teachers can help pass this messages to their students.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Nobody: 7:32pm On Jun 07, 2011
A similar scheme in Lagos went off a tangent.
People descended on trash bins in the dead of the night and emptied their household wastes in them
All to avoid paying for proper refuse disposal.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by OAM4J: 7:35pm On Jun 07, 2011
Jarus:

The penalty is outrageous. N2,000 is more realistic and deterrent enough. Where will Iya Alaba elewa or pupil Luku get 20,000 to pay as penalty for careless disposing of water sachet? Abeg

I agree. I guess the aim is more of preventive than punitive. Once you know you cant afford it, you wouldn't dare do it.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Mynd44: 8:04pm On Jun 07, 2011
What is pure water?
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Nobody: 8:04pm On Jun 07, 2011
Praise God. I went to Osun last year just before rauf was governor and i was irritated at the magnitude of dirt and grasses. It was horrible even in tthe Govt house was a horror. Good one Gov
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by friedrice1: 8:57pm On Jun 07, 2011
Mynd_44:

What is pure water?
Water without sugar
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by violent(m): 9:00pm On Jun 07, 2011
So what happens if they can't afford to pay the fine?
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by kasiem(m): 9:33pm On Jun 07, 2011
Osun is getting ready to create free homes for people, they'll become realistic when the find out that their custody is getting filled up with offenders who cant pay the fine. A typical igboman will prefer staying in custody to paying the fine.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by NAJALYN: 9:49pm On Jun 07, 2011
This is a nice one. Those who pee and defecate in public places should pay double the amount. Our people really need stringent measures that will compel all to keep themselves and their environment clean. All other states should take a leaf from Osun State.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by sturvs: 10:28pm On Jun 07, 2011
LOL this is too funny. But I guess the governor needs to stamp authority against littering somehow
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by maga1: 11:18pm On Jun 07, 2011
This is one of d reason i miss Buhari. During his regeime make soja catch u dey urinate/liter the public, u wont be asked 2 pay a dime but your body go tell you (& thats what naija strongly needs)
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by desktop: 11:23pm On Jun 07, 2011
maga1:

This is one of d reason i miss Buhari. During his regeime make soja catch u dey urinate/liter the public, u wont be asked 2 pay a dime but your body go tell you (& thats what naija strongly needs)
speak for yourself if you aren't fit to live in a civil society where due process and human rights are respected why dont you put on a youth corps gear and relocate to Buharis state?
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by musiwa46: 11:34pm On Jun 07, 2011
that why i said i should be president
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by jakesund(m): 4:48am On Jun 08, 2011
violent:

So what happens if they can't afford to pay the fine?


they'll become organ donors, wink cheesy
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by jakesund(m): 4:49am On Jun 08, 2011
violent:

So what happens if they can't afford to pay the fine?


they'll become organ donors, wink cheesy .
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Depointer1: 6:33am On Jun 08, 2011
What if i drop TWO N5 sachets, how much?
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by daroz(m): 6:48am On Jun 08, 2011
20,000 naira for droping pure water sachet!!! shocked
Now, what about shitting in public? N1M, abi?
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by kayoday(m): 7:30am On Jun 08, 2011
ACN again shocked , must they give outrageous fine? One way driving in Lagos is 250,000 naira but soldiers,police officers,senior govt officilas, politicians and Agberos chieftains are all exempted till date. Now they are they are about to teach Osun people how to take /pay bribe. I can bet the law will make corruption thrive in the agency meant to enforce it. How many person don pay 250,000.00 for One way driving in Lagos?, i rather bribe.Why cant they charge 5000.00 naira?
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by bidemi12(m): 7:58am On Jun 08, 2011
Thank God someone is thinking. The sooner we tackle enviromental wastes in nigerian the better for us in the long run. 20k may be too high and may be revised but at least it will get people talking and thinking about waste disposal. over here if there is nowhere to dispose of small trash then put it in your car or on in your pocket. if you litter the highway guess what? you pay a 1000 dollars fine.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Ferya(f): 8:03am On Jun 08, 2011
[font=Lucida Sans Unicode]@ Mynd_44
What is pure water?[/font]
Pure water is drinking water in sachet bags.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by BB013(m): 8:21am On Jun 08, 2011
Another rubbish.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by JUO(m): 8:21am On Jun 08, 2011
another way for tout to eat
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by mickey2000(m): 9:10am On Jun 08, 2011
it will just create an avenue for staff of the agency to collect bribe. just like road safety.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Reference(m): 9:15am On Jun 08, 2011
violent:

So what happens if they can't afford to pay the fine?

Then they be made to work the amount.  angry angry angry. Clear drains, cut grass, direct labour road works, community service. If we know how much it costs to clean-up (One kilometer stretch of road - single lane requires at least three cleaners - work that out monthly at minimum wage and multiply by the extent of roads state wide) then add the associated health bill from filth that government will have to bear if it offers free healthcare then all hands must be on deck. Enough is enough. These monthly environmental clean-ups  are the things to stop. They are relics of the military. A strong deterrent is required. Some Nigerians are just pigs. You're driving behind some minibus taxi and a banana peel lands on your windscreen or worse a blob of   and you just feel like overtaking the bus and slapping the hell out of the chap who cannot wait to get home to dispose his trash or afford a N 50 hanky. Terrible.
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by sirp2007: 9:17am On Jun 08, 2011
Good initiative,but wht did d law say abt those who cannot pay?wht is d jail term for such?or if u dont hv d money u will be free?Mr agency pls think and come up wth something realistic,
Re: N20,000 Fine For Dropping N5 Water Sachet In Osun by Anvaller: 9:35am On Jun 08, 2011
Absolute Nonsense.

I have known before now that this is what the ACN will be coming up with. You will begin to fine people 20k for pure water sachet when u as a govt have not solved the main problems. Have they done a survey on what type bins would be required at strategic places, how many per area? who will be emptying the bins? the govt investment or private investment? Have they sensitised the public about the new development and how they will begin to manage their trashes and the provisions they have made before going ahead and talking about the penalties. Are those bins already in place?

This guys are just talking about he very easiest part of the whole thing. U drop a sachet and we fine you simple! Lazy people.!

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