BENIN CITY—THE efforts being made by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State to ensure a clean environment received a great boost yesterday, as a group in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state embarked on the distribution of over 3,000 free waste baskets among commercial bus drivers and passers-by.

The group, under the aegis of “Our Ikpoba Okha Initiative” also distributed the waste baskets to motor parks in Agbor Park and Upper Sakponba axis.

The beneficiaries appreciated the donor, Mr. Egboigbe Augustine and his team for their kind gesture.

They noted that the waste baskets will help clean up the environment, particularly, in prevention of commercial bus passengers from littering the streets with refuse such cans and sachet water bags, fruits cans and other items that constitute blockage to drainage systems when it rains.

Speaking during the exercise, Mr. Egboigbe said that the idea behind the distribution of waste baskets was to assist the state government  eradicate indiscriminate disposal of wastes from commercial buses which litter major roads and streets within the town and its environs.

“If you go to our major roads, you will discover that we have a lot of pure water bags on the roads, yoghurt cans, ice cream bags and other wastes from edible items. It is not as if the baskets are so expensive but it is about the will power. So, we deem it fit to as a people and as a group from Ikpoba Okha to assist the people and government, basically, as a social service.”