The Ogun State Government has threatened to shut down all the eateries and food outlets in the Oke-Ilewo axis of Abeokuta, the state capital, for consistently fouling their immediate environment.
The government issued a seven-day ultimatum to the owners of the eateries, asking them “to remedy the situation or face total closure and possible prosecution.”
Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, issued the ultimatum after an inspection visit to the affected eateries, saying they must immediately improve their operational hygiene so as to protect their customers and residents of Ogun from the risk of food poisoning resulting from their present condition.
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Oresanya said he discovered that accumulated fats, oil, grease, and other food materials were in a confined chamber and not scooped daily, thereby allowing their breakdown by microbes, which releases toxic waste.
“Aside from this, it was discovered that they were discharging their untreated wastewater directly into the public drain; open holes were also seen within their septic tanks holding faecal matters, general poor housekeeping, as well as evidence of rat infestation within their store areas,” he stated.
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