The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. (Mrs.) Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, yesterday, announced that the administration spent about N8 billion annually to manage waste in the Federal Capital City and the satellite towns across the Territory.
According to her, Abuja Environmental Protection Board, (AEPB), spends an average of N6 billion annually, while the Satellite Towns Development Department, (STDD), spends N2 billion annually bringing the total sum of N8 billion to pay over 64 cleaning contractors engaged in the management of waste within the nations capital.
In a statement by her special assistant on media, Austine Elemue, and made available to newsmen in Abuja, the minister spoke at the maiden edition of the Annual General Meeting/Induction of Waste Management Association of Nigeria, (WAMASON), FCT Council.
She, therefore, called on communities to adopt sustainable waste management practices, which include sorting at source, composting of organic waste for horticultural/agricultural purposes amongst others.
Speaking on the theme: Waste Management in a Circular Economy: Financing, Stakeholders Engagement and Enforcement, the minister advocated for the transition to a circular economy model for sustainable growth and development in Nigeria.
