File photo: Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.
The Osun State Government on Thursday announced plans to engage able-bodied men and women as ad hoc road sweepers to enhance sanitation across the state.
The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Osogbo on behalf of the Osun Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation. Alimi said the initiative is to strengthen environmental sanitation exercises across designated areas of the state.
He said the recruitment is open to medically fit, able-bodied men and women who are residents of the areas where they intend to work.
He said, “Applicants must be at least 30 years of age, medically fit and resident in their preferred areas of assignment.
“The designated areas include Akoda-Abere, Ataoja-Ogo-Oluwa, Olaiya-Old Garage, Igbonna-Ayetoro, Power Line-Ota-Efun and Kobongbogboe.
“Other areas are Ataoja-Dele Yes Sir, Stadium-Testing Ground and Ilesa Garage, as well as Oke-Fia-Dada Estate, Dele Yes Sir-Lameco and Oroki Housing Estate.
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“Interested applicants are required to submit application letters to the General Manager, Osun Waste Management Agency, at its office located at the former Boreepo House, West By-Pass, Ring Road, Osogbo.”
According to the statement, the deadline for submission of applications is Thursday, November 12, 2026.
The commissioner added that the recruitment is expected to support routine road sweeping and complement the state’s efforts to promote a cleaner, healthier and safer environment.
“Applicants have been advised to ensure that they meet the stated requirements and reside within the areas where they seek to be deployed,” he said.
The PUNCH had reported that Governor Ademola Adeleke declared Thursday of every week as Environmental Sanitation Day throughout the state.
During the weekly exercise, offices, markets, shopping malls and homes, among other public places, are to be swept clean between 8am and 10am.
Source: Punch · Bola Bamigbola
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