Oyo State Government has revoked its contractual agreement with a waste management company, Messrs. West Africa Energy, which operates under the name Solous MRF. 1 Ltd., due to alleged material breach of contractual terms.
Revealing the new development at his office, the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola, said the company had failed in its performance under the contract it signed with Oyo State Government, which was significant enough for the state to terminate the contract.
The Commissioner cited instances that the state capital, Ibadan, had experienced unbearable heaps of refuse in the last four weeks, saying the company had not lived up to expectation in cleaning the city.
Ayoola said being the main employer of the contractor, Oyo State Government had deemed it fit to relieve West Africa Energy of its duties so as to ensure efficient waste management in the state.
He assured residents that the state government was taking holistic measures to ensure the state experienced a turn-around in the environmental sector, as well as, creating wealth from wastes.
He also revealed that the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde had appointed a chairman for the Oyo State Waste Management Authority, in the person of Prince Seun Adelore, who would see to the day to day running of the disposal mechanism in the state, under the supervision of his office.
Speaking on the fate of waste management Payment Service Providers (PSPs), the Commissioner allayed the fears of being sacked, but said that individual contracts might undergo reviews.
“We have not sacked the PSPs. Rather, we would review their contracts to ensure efficient waste management even as we shall add to the contractors so that the state could be well served.”
It would be recalled that Oyo State government reached a partnership agreement with West Africa Energy in 2016, with the past administration in the state.
