~ Procures 10 tricycle evacuators
Our Reporter
In line with Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s operation ” keep Anambra clean”, Awka South local government has engaged no fewer than 210 sweepers for clean environment.
Speaking with reporters in his office at Amawbia Wednesday, the Chairman of the Council, Prince Chinedu Okafor, said the sweepers were 110 before additional 100 persons were engaged late 2025.
He said it is part of employment strategy in the state, adding that those engaged will have to put food on the table in their families.
“All the people engaged are from their villages or communities. We did not make it difficult for them to be moving from one area to another.
“Already, we have procured over 10 “special tricycles” for Waste disposal in rural areas where the loaders will not be able to move into. It is called ‘disposal made easy ‘
Okafor, further said the sweepers were instructed to pack the wastes at the periphery of the roads to allow the waste bin trucks easy assess.
“As the chairman of this local government, I must make sure I get it right for our people.
“Those major challenges of cult clashes, kidnappings and armed robbery are no longer here” Okafor said
