FILE: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun
The Ogun State Waste Management Authority has sealed Dahua Paper Company Ltd., Owowo Village, near Abeokuta, for operating an illegal dumpsite and engaging in open burning of waste.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Managing Director, OGWAMA, Mr Faruk Akintunde, led the authority’s enforcement team to seal the company on Tuesday.
Speaking with newsmen, Akintunde said the action followed months of monitoring and intelligence gathering, which revealed that the company operated an illegal dumpsite opposite its factory.
He said the company was caught dumping and burning waste at the site, contrary to the Ogun State Environmental and Public Health Law 2006 and Section 2(b)(a) of the OGWAMA Law 2020.
