The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over the
weekend launched an environmental sanitation programme tagged
‘Gba’femo’ (Sweep Ife Clean). The programme is worth millions of
Naira and anchored by Motherland Beckons and has as part of strategies
to push residents’ involvement a cleaning competition among all the
streets in Ife.
The cleanest street in Ile-Ife and its environs when chosen would receive a cash reward of 100,000 Naira every month. At
the commissioning of the project held in front of the Ile-Oodua, Enuwa
Square in Ile Ife, Osun State, Oba Ogunwusi, who was accompanied by his
queen, Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi, said the provision of the two new Leyland
trucks and waste disposal bins was to encourage the people of Ile-Ife
to take the issue of sanitation very seriously.
He declared that
“environmental sanitation or cleanliness is crucial in the drive to make
Ile-Ife a tourist destination. And Ile-Ife has to be prepared ahead for
the millions of tourists expected to visit the ancient historical city
from next year”.
According to him, this is why about 200 youths
have been selected and enlisted for the take-off of the programme in
collaboration with Local Government Authorities.
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