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3 Months After Ayoola's Death, Oyo Assembly Confirmed Oyeleke As New Environment Commissioner

The Oyo State House of Assembly has confirmed Dr. Abdullateef Idowu Oyeleke as the new Commissioner for Environment and National Resources.

The confirmation, which was in line with the request of the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to fill the vacant position of the state Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, came three months after the death of the former Commissioner, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola.

While responding to questions from Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohammed Fadeyi, Majority Leader, Hon. Sanjo Adedoyin and Hon. Wumi Oladeji, the commissioner-designate, Dr. Oyeleke stated that he would key into environmental development plans of the state governor, particularly on the rehabilitation of dump sites and waste to wealth initiative.

Decrying the indiscriminate disposal of refuse on the water ways and median of the roads in the state, the commissioner-designate expressed his readiness to work with the recently inaugurated environmental task force by the governor to make environmental offenders to face the consequences of the actions.

In his submission on his plans on waste to wealth management, Oyeleke said that Governor Seyi Makinde has already approved the rehabilitation of dump sites in state Including turning the waste to wealth, he will ensure full implementation of the plans to boost the state’s Internal Generated Revenue (IGR).

He established that all illegal structures, shops and kiosks erected on the water ways and by the road sides will be looked into to ensure safe and healthy environment.

Dr. Oyeleke stated that he will make sure that the ministry is proactive to its tasks, and ensures that all agencies and task forces under the ministry work together to achieve better results.

The Commissioner designate Dr. Abdullateef Idowu Oyeleke was born in 1969 in Atiba Local Government area of Oyo State. Hewas the immediate past Chairman, Oyo Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA).

Credit: pmparrot.com

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