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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