PEPSA Reads Riot Act to Sanitation Violators, Sanctions Over 45 Defaulters in Jos
By Peter Azi – Jos
The Plateau Environmental Protection and Sanitation Agency (PEPSA) has read the riot act to sanitation violators, as over 45 environmental sanitation defaulters were sanctioned in Jos during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
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The exercise, which saw PEPSA deploy personnel to 14 mobile courts, took the task force to areas including British American Junction, Old Airport and Kufang, where house owners, market operators and sellers of locally brewed beer, popularly known as Burkutu, were sanctioned for violating sanitation regulations.
The task force was led by the Director of Administration, Mr. Izang Pate. Speaking with journalists after the exercise, Pate commended the people of Plateau State for their cooperation with the agency.
He, however, appealed for greater support and compliance from residents, stressing that collective efforts were needed to make Plateau State one of the cleanest states in the country.
Also speaking, the Director of Enforcement of the agency, Pam Barnabas Dalyop, said the exercise recorded significant success in some of the areas visited, while noting that there were challenges in others.
According to him, the task force discovered that some individuals were still moving around during the designated sanitation hours, while some market operators continued their business activities despite the restrictions.
“Let me say it without mincing words: sanitation has come to stay on the Plateau. Awareness will continue, and behavioural change is a continuous process,” Dalyop said.
Meanwhile, the Magistrate attached to the Director-General’s convoy, Hannatu Yop Ashom, disclosed that over 45 defaulters were convicted during the exercise.
She explained that while some of the offenders paid fines, others were sentenced to community service.
Ashom observed that compliance was relatively high along the major roads, but the situation was different within the communities.
“Most of the compliance was on the main roads, but once you get into the communities, you will realise that people are still carrying out their activities. In the areas we visited around Kufang, compliance was very poor,” she said.
(Democracy Newsline Newspaper, September 1st, 2027)
