Africa-Press – Gambia. The president of the Brikama Regional Council has denounced the allegation that a registration fee of 250 dalasi was imposed for the launch of the council’s recent waste collection project.
Mr Yankuba Darboe refuted the allegation in an interview with Brikama’s Home Digital FM following accusations on social media that a 250 dalasi delivery charge was levied on residents before any waste collection.
“I would like to inform the public, especially the residents of the West Coast Region, that the Brikama Regional Council has never authorized the introduction of a service charge of 250 dalasis to the residents for the collection of their waste”, said he declared.
“Anyone who is registered as a resident of the area, to have their waste collected and disposed of, just needs to know that they are not part of the ‘Seneyaa’ waste collection scheme initiated by the council. »
Mr Darboe clarified that the “Seneya” waste collection project was initiated by the council to facilitate the management of waste collection and disposal in the West Coast Region. He added that the municipality has partnered with private truck owners for the collection and disposal of garbage from residences.
The sole reason for introducing the ‘Seneyaa’ waste collection initiative is to enable residents of the region to properly manage their residential waste,” he said, adding, “Our message is very clear; the “Seneyaa” waste collection project does not come with any registration fee. »
“Our decision to use the services of private truck owners to collect waste from residences is based on the fact that even if the council spends 70 million dalasis, we could only acquire 10 waste collection trucks. That wouldn’t even cover part of the region. »
He also indicated that the “Tambana” landfill in Brikama, which the Municipal Council of Kanifing uses to dump its waste, would have a municipal official in permanent position to issue tickets and collect fees from each collection truck. garbage. This could generate an income of 4,000 dalasis per day for the municipality. These revenues, he added, could also be used to maintain the “Tambana” landfill. »
“Our plan as a council is to maintain the Tambana landfill, which could be used as a waste recycling center where a waste treatment plant will be built to produce other beneficial products such as fertilizers for our farms. ,” he revealed: “The Tambana landfill is therefore one of our priorities as a municipal council. »
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