ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY THRUST AND WASTE MANAGEMENT: A STUDY OF KWARA STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (KWEPA)
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2023-08-21
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Lapai International Journal of Administration
Abstract
The paper examined the challenges of public policy on waste management for
environmental security in Kwara State. The study relied on both primary and secondary
data. The population and sample size of this study is 32. The data gathered was
analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 for easy
analysis. Findings from the study showed thatKwara State Environmental and Protection
Agency (KWEPA) has failed to implement its policies as a result of paucity of finance and
insecurity in Kwara State. The paper recommends that the Kwara State Ministry of
Environment and Forestry should deploy more environmental personnel to Kwara State
Environmental and Protection Agency. The State Government should budget more capital
into the ministry or agency. Security should be provided to environmentalists so as to
enable them to discharge their duties diligently. The environmental laws should be
enforced throughout the State so as to give room for sanctions for offences committed
during environmental sanitation in the State.