Gov Alex Otti Restores Monthly Sanitation Time In Abia To 7am

The schedule for monthly sanitation in Abia State has been changed back to 7:00 am by Governor Alex Otti.

The Governor announced that the monthly exercise will “now hold between 7:00 am and 10:00 am” in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS Kazie Uko.

The exercise’s start time was changed by the recently-departed Governor Okezie Ikpeazu from 7:00 am to 9:00 – 11:00 am.
Ikpeazu had stated at the time that the change was made to help Abians stop being overly eager to start class at 7 a.m.

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However, detractors at the time claimed the shift was made to favor the Sabbatarians, or Saturday worshipers, who are free to practice their religion as they like.

Meanwhile, Otti restored the original time of the exercise after a meeting with the Head, Task Force on Emergency Clean-up of Aba and Umuahia, Mr. Ogbonnia Okereke, who briefed him on the success recorded so far in the three-week-old assignment.

According to the Governor, the decision to bring forward the sanitation exercise was informed by the need to bring a larger number of the populace to participate in cleaning their environment early enough before they leave home for the day’s activities.

Otti commended the task force for the wonderful work it had done within the short period of time it was constituted and urged the team to engage landlords in both Aba and Umuahia; market leaders and all such organised groups for support in realising the objectives for which the task force was set up.

The Governor also directed the task force to expedite action on its plan to engage private sector participants (PSPs) in the cleaning exercise, in order to conclude the assignment in good time and restore the two cities to an acceptable hygienic condition.

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