Dirt: Bad menace in Ogun state

Okesanya Ifeoluwa Adebimpe

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Perhaps, you have heard so much about Ogun state and you are visiting for the first time, you are so eager, expecting to see this beautiful town.
Then, you just entered Ifo and you are swayed by the sights that greet you on the way. Heaps of stinking refuse; irresponsible okada riders going recklessly to different directions and water-logged potholes.
Indeed, there are many things that make Ifo very attractive.. There are boutiques, brewery, cement companies, fun parks and other places of interests.
But most of these are fading into the dustbin of history. The fun parks are being abandoned and bike riders and mountains of refuse are taking the centre stage in the once beautiful town..
One is not surprised by the eye-sore Ifo has become, one is not surprised that Ifo streets are dirty. Residents are no longer swayed by the unsanitary conditions and improper waste disposal that litter the streets of Ifo. The authorities in charge of keeping Ogun state clean(OGEPA) seem to be sleeping.
A trader on Saturday said;
“They are always complaining that the dirt carrier should help pack all at once but they always give an excuse for inadequate machineries”.
The beauty of Ifo is no more. The community is nothing but a ghost land where illegal aliens and street urchins hold sway. Everywhere you turn to, heaps of refuse with their accompanying health hazards are practically waving at you. Ifo is too filthy and so is papa starting from Onihale through to Sango ota and ijoko road. The dirt is overflowing. Everywhere you look, everywhere you go Everywhere is littered with filth.
Almost every street, junction, major roads and even market places have replaced dustbin sites in the state, with piles and tonnes of dirt littering every nook and cranny of the city.
The dirts are not only eye sores, they have also started competing with motorists for rights of way, with piles of refuse covering major roads, making both human and vehicular traffic difficult.