CLEANLINESS: ONITSHA SOUTH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AWARDS SWEEPING CONTRACT TO RYTEC COMPANY
By Juliana Nwachukwu :
In line with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s resolve for a clean, green and healthy Anambra State, the Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Hon. Emeka Orji, has awarded sweeping contract for most major roads in the area to Rytec Company Limited.
Giving reasons for the award of the contract, the council boss said that it is an eyesore to see the newly constructed roads by Gov. Soludo being littered with dirts, reiterating that Onitsha South under his watch must queue into the agenda of the governor.
Speaking shortly after the inauguration, the Coordinator of Onitsha South Street Sweepers, Mrs Chioma Eze, while lauding Chief Orji for the award of the contract noted that they started this sweeping exercise on February 2024 and had to stop due to conduct of election.
“During that time, Hon. Orji who was then the Caretaker Committee Chairman took it upon himself to see to our welfare.
“But recently, we are back to duty post with the recruitment of more workers (Men) whom their duty is to evacuate the sand at Niger Street because the women were complaining of waist pain after the evacuation.
“We started on Monday this week and we give kudos to Chief Orji for this, these sweepers are mostly widows and the poorest of the poor from the 17 wards of the LGA.
“We are to sweep From Niger Street –Ziks Avenue–Ochanja Roundabout–Biafra Market –Bridgehead (Ogbo- Osisi), sometimes Port Harcourt road and other strategic tarred roads in the area.”
*Juliana is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State