BUDGET DEFENCE: Delta Ministry of Environment, Delta State Waste Management Board Commended for Impressive performance
BUDGET DEFENCE: Delta Ministry of Environment, Delta State Waste Management Board Commended for Impressive performance.
The 2026 budget defence of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government continued on Wednesday with the Ministry of Environment and the Delta State Waste Management Board.
The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ejiro Jamani, led top officials of his Ministry to defend the proposals before the Assembly Committee on Environment, Oil and Gas, while Hon Matthew Mofe Edema led the Delta State Waste Management Board team.
The Committee’s Chairman, Hon Festus Utuama; joined by Hon Emeka Osamuta, Hon Festus Okoh, Hon Matthew Omonade and Hon Bino Owhede; said they were impressed with the presentations of the Commissioner and the Board Chairman.
He noted that the budget performance of the 2025 fiscal year and the proposals for 2026 were well spelt out without any ambiguity, suggesting that the Environment Ministry and Waste Management Board were focused on achieving their set mandates.
Hon Utuama assured the Commissioner and Board Chairman that their proposals would be looked into with a view to appropriating the needed funds for them to operate effectively.
In an interview with newsmen after the budget defence session, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ejiro Jamani; expressed satisfaction with the engagement, saying that he was optimistic that the Assembly Committee would do the needful for his Ministry.
He said the Ministry would focus more on environmental sustainability in the coming fiscal year, in furtherance of the implementation of the MORE Agenda of the Oborevwori administration.
Also speaking, the Executive Chairman of the Delta State Waste Management Board, Hon Matthew Mofe Edema, thanked Governor Sheriff Obborevwori for the support the Board received in the outgoing fiscal year which enabled it to stay on top of its mandate of ensuring a cleaner and healthier Delta.
Hon Edema said the routine evaluation of waste within the State Capital Territory and other towns and cities of the state, as well as regular dumpsite maintenance and sensitization programmes would be strengthened for better results in the coming year.
