Ogun State Government has sealed twelve companies in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area over pollution and other environmental infractions.
The Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, on Tuesday ordered the sealing of the companies, which were mostly metal smelting companies.
He said the factories were shut after several warnings, adding that they would remain closed until they showed government their roadmap to ending pollution.
Abudu-Balogun said no government would fold its arms and watch companies pollute the environment, considering its effects on the populace.
He reiterated the administration’s resolve to clampdown on erring companies, no matter their size and employment opportunities to the people.
The Commissioner therefore urged prospective and existing companies in the State to make environmental safety their watchword, saying Governor Dapo Abiodun led administration has zero tolerance for pollution and other environment infractions.
