Mr. Mike Obor, Mathi Metal’s Factory Manager, Mr Ola Oresanya SA/CEO of OGWAMA and Tony Obi of Mathi Metal, During A Working Visit To The Factory By OGWAMA’s Officials in Sagamu, Recently
Ogun Promises Recycling Firms Of Enabling Enviromment
The Ogun state government says it will continue to provide enabling environment for recycling companies in the State to thrive and reach their full potentials.
Mr. Ola Oresanya, Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), gave the assurance when he paid a working visit to three metal recycling companies namely -:Mathi Metal Recycling Limited, Merito Worldwide Impex Limited and Fenice Metal Industries Limited, situated at Sagamu-Remo area of the Sagamu State.
The OGWAMA’s boss said Ogun state which has the highest number of recycling industries in Nigeria and can aptly be called “Nigeria Recycling Capital” while promised to continue to support them through circular economic programme which encourage waste minimization, recycling and re-use for the benefit of their business, society and the environment.
He also informed the management of the companies of the State government’s plan to expose their operational staff to internationally recognised training regimes which will on the long run close the loop end to end, “so that their products would be of equal quality with their foreign counterparts, thereby enhancing their marketability at home and boost exportation”, he said.
Mr. Oresanya, therefore counselled the recycling companies to be better organised and update their registration for proper profiling, this he said will enable them to benefit from the good intention of the state government. He also directed them to adhere strictly to health and safety codes of their industry for the benefit of all.
Alhaji Saliu Aminu, the Human Resources Manager, Merito Worldwide Impex Limited, who spoke on behalf of the visited companies, pledged their support to new initiatives adding that recycling Industries and indeed the sub-sector as a whole are in for a new lease of life in the Gateway State under the present Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration.
