The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has inaugurated the Oyo State chapter.
Speaking during the event held in Ibadan, the President of AWAMN, Dr. David Oluwasegun Oriyomi, said it was important that the officers of the Oyo state chapter work in the best interest of their members and the environment.
“We focus on servicing our clients; it is the quality of service we provide that will prompt our clients to pay. We must aggressively deliver our services in the same aggression with which we drive the collection of our revenues.”
Oriyomi pledged the national body’s support for the chapter and its officers, promising to avail them guidance, business support, local and international training, access to funding, national and international visibility through a recognised strong brand and strong affiliation to international reputable organisations.
He urged the Oyo State Government to give more attention to the waste and environmental sector in allocation of funds in their budgets, pointing out that “our job is essentially preventive healthcare, and as it is said, prevention is better than cure. If our job is done properly, then, it prevents illnesses and diseases.”
He welcomed the new chapter to AWAMN, urging members to be mindful of the challenges before them as they were not in it alone, just as he asks them to show more than passing interest in Government policies, especially those relating to the environment.
H added: “Be proactive rather than reactive, guide your job jealously by providing topnotch services to your clients and the environment because there are many predators ready to feed on your sweat!
“Note that the success you acquire on your job is closely knitted to the aesthetics of the environment. Remember that cleanliness is next to Godliness. He who tenders the earth actually does God’s will,” Responding, Chairman of the Oyo State Chapter, Babatunde Mosuro, welcomed members from the national headquarters, thanking the Chapter’s council of elders led by Pa. Stephen Ogundipe for successfully steering the ship of the association from the early days of RCA, the feuding times of TCA Vs PSPs till now.