By Sam Akadoro
Special Correspondent, Sapele
His Royal Majesty, Erhiekevwe 1, the Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, has appealed to Ethiope West Council Chairman, Precious Ajaino, to assist the community in evacuating all debris dug from the drains by residents of Jesse town, the administrative headquarters of Idjerhe Kingdom, during the last monthly environmental sanitation exercise. This is just as he commended members of the environmental sanitation committee he appointed for that purpose for a job well done.
The Idjerhe monarch said he, having considered the issues of environmental sanitation exercise that has not been carried out in his domain for a long time, decided to set up a committee to build the consciousness into his people where he came up with the idea of supporting the environmental sanitation committee members with wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, brooms and other tools.
He added that on Sunday, after church service, he decided to go round Jesse town, but to his greatest surprise, he saw the wonderful job done by the committee members and the encomium showered on him by his subjects for the initiatives. The monarch thanked them for coming out en-mass during last sanitation exercise to do the much they did, hoping that they will continue in the same spirit by clearing their drains regularly before the rains start.
The traditional ruler appealed that the chairman of the council should come to their rescue as quickly as possible to remove the volume of debris remaining by the drains after the committee members and residents had exhausted their resources and energy on that day, saying if they are not removed and the rains comes, the debris would be wash back into the drains.