The Chief Executive officer of Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, Abayomi Hunye has described as false and unfounded, the allegations leveled against him by a group of aggrieved protesters under the aegis of Association of Waste Management Vendors and Recyclers of Nigeria.
Hunye in a statement released to clarified and explained his own side of the story stated that the protesters were suspended executive members of Waste Vendors and have seized to be Excos since 2023 even before his appointment by Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun saying he knows nothing about their grievances.
Speaking further, the OGWAMA boss who noted that every payment made in the name of OGWAMA goes directly to the state government designated sterling bank account added that the suspended Vendors were displaced by their association over allegations of fraud , misrepresentation and forgery with documented facts.
He maintained that since he assumed duty, he has introduced an impartial policy which has stopped multiple and illegal registrations by vendors, hence, the reasons why the aggrieved vendors are fighting back because they have been indulging in it before his appointment.
According to Hunye, “The individuals involved in this protest were suspended by their own association on 20th November, 2023, long before I assumed office as the MD/CEO of OGWAMA.
“Prior to my appointment, there were several petitions written against this group to OGWAMA and other relevant security and oversight institutions, including the Department of State Services (DSS), the Ogun State House of Assembly, and the Nigeria Police Force, by the leadership of their association.
“The suspension of these individuals by their association was based on allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and forgery, which were duly documented.
“Upon assumption of office, I made it clear that OGWAMA would not aid, abet, or condone any form of illegality. My firm refusal to compromise institutional standards or shield wrongdoing is the real reason behind the current protest.
“However, it is quite surprising that I am accused of collecting from these individuals when all payments evidence reflected that those payments were made into the coffers of the Ogun State Government.
“The Agency, under my watch has since introduced impartial, transparent, and accountable operational policies, including the discontinuation of multiple and illegal registrations by individuals, a practice which this group vehemently opposed due to the benefits they previously derived from it.”
On his part, the President of association of waste management Vendors and recyclers of Ogun state, Adesanya Kunle, while reeling the stand of his association alleged that since the people were suspended, they went ahead and register a new association, tasking members to pay into a new account which the his association seriously frowned.
The President, joined by Mr Oyan Oyetuji and other Executive members of the association while corroborating the OGWAMA CEO, refuted allegations leveled against Mr Hunye saying that there is no arbitrary charges Imposed by OGWAMA and all payments are made directly to Government coffers.
They reiterated that the Adesanya Kunle led association is the one recognized by government and will continue to support single registration by Vendors in accordance with the state policy.