PEPSA: ‘Ensuring Plateau Is Safe and Clean Is Our Core Mandate’
The Director General of the Plateau State Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA), Samuel Dapiya, and his team are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to sustain a safer, cleaner, and peaceful Plateau State.
The agency evacuates refuse daily in major cities across the state and creates awareness on hygiene and sanitation in both residential and commercial areas.
The monthly sanitation exercise organized by the agency is yielding positive results, as most residents of Jos and Bukuru are now fully complying and participating in the exercise.
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During the April sanitation exercise, a high level of compliance was recorded in most areas visited, particularly in Bukuru. Compared to previous exercises, most shops were locked and traders were seen cleaning their premises.
Assessing the exercise, the DG, Samuel Dapiya, expressed appreciation to citizens of the state for their partnership and compliance.
“Today, we are here in Bukuru to flag off the sanitation exercise with the Peace Riders of Nigeria, who came from different states of the federation to participate,” he said.
“They also have an event with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at one of the motor parks and a presentation at the School for the Deaf in Bassa Local Government Area. For us, this project is symbolic because we have philanthropists coming from different parts of the country. There is a strong tie between PEPSA and the peace component of the state.”
“If Plateau wasn’t peaceful, you wouldn’t have these bikers traveling from far away to participate in sanitation in Plateau State. This flag-off truly shows that Plateau State is the Home of Peace and Tourism,” he added.
“I want to say again, a big thank you to His Excellency, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, for his moral and financial support to the agency.”
“We are extending sanitation to various communities. We went to Dadin Kowa and a community sanitation exercise was ongoing, which is very encouraging. There are also NGOs like EBOMI that carry out the exercise on a weekly basis.”
The DG further reiterated: “Our message is clear — it takes Plateau people to keep Plateau clean. If you own a house or a shop and there is a waterway beside it, it is not the government’s responsibility to come and clear it. You can do that because sanitation is a partnership between the government and citizens. If you desilt it, PEPSA will evacuate the waste. Between now and the first week of May, we will embark on the desilting of gutters and waterways.”
He appealed to the people of Plateau State to partner and cooperate with the agency by ensuring that waterways are free, to avoid flooding and preserve lives and property. “When flooding occurs, it does not only affect where the waste is generated; it impacts innocent communities,” he warned.
Dapiya also expressed appreciation to the media for amplifying the agency’s activities, and to traders and community leaders in Bukuru for their cooperation.
Despite the high compliance, defaulters were sanctioned by various mobile courts in line with the agency’s laws.
(DEMOCRACY NEWSLINE NEWSPAPER, APRIL 26TH 2026)
