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Building a Fully Integrated
Waste Management System

Aksepwma Creation of A New Road Map

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Crowning
stewardship
with trophy

Winning the prize back to back -
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

AKSEPWMA has won for Akwa Ibom trophies of cleanest state in Nigeria since his reconstitution of AKSEPWMA in 2018 and has so sustained the tempo till 2022. And so when on December 1, 2022, Akwa Ibom emerged the cleanest state, again, for the 5th time consecutively.

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Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA)

READY TO
SERVE!

With a clear understanding of the role the environment will play in the success of his administration, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, made copious provisions for environmental protection and management in his economic blueprint known as ARISE Agenda.

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Green Crystal Award presented to Akwa Ibom State for
emerging the cleanest State in Nigeria from 2018 to 2022

For five times in five consecutive years, Akwa Ibom State has sustained the status of cleanest state in Nigeria, the latest announced on December 1, 2022.

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Akwa Ibom
Emerges Nigeria' s
Cleanest State
in 2022

Sustaining a
Seasoned
Dumpsite

A volume of 18,000 tons of enormous municipal and household waste is generated on a daily basis in Akwa Ibom State, and there is a site which temporarily harbours the generated waste, situated at a Government Reserved Area, Uyo-village road, Uyo, quite remote from residential area.

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Flood Control
& Desilting

The menace of flooding in Akwa Ibom State before Obong Prince Ikim assumed office as the environment helmsman, had gotten out of hand and was herculean to tackle. Strategic measures to root causes beckoned which more often than not demanded a “thought outside the box” to streamline appropriate remedial.

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Daring the rains

waste to
wealth
initiative

AKSEPWMA integrated workable schemes to maximize the waste-based revenues in the form of energy, fuels, heat, recyclables, value-added products and chemicals along with more jobs and business opportunities. Measures were mainstreamed to curb public irresponsible attitudes to waste. This called for the 3Es - Education, Enlightenment and Enforcement

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AKSEPWMA measured up with global standards

waging the war
against street
trading

Ikim intensifying efforts through strategic negotiation with authorities and stakeholders to end street trading and illegal motor parks in Uyo metropolis after the order from AKHA

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Eviction of illegal street trading in uyo, Akwa Ibom State
led by Dr. Ikim

ABOUT AKSEPWMA

AKSEPWMA was established by a Parliamentary Act, Cap 47, 2000.

On the 5th of September, 2018,
Governor Udom Emmanuel reconstituted the present-day AKSEPWMA with Obong (Dr.) Prince Ikim as the Board Chairman. At assumption of duties, the agency first created a new road map for the execution of its functions

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Keep
Akwa Ibom State Clean

Stop Indiscriminate dumping of refuse

AKSEPWMA
achievements in five years

1. Aksepwma Creation of A New Road Map

Partnership to Educate and Execute Sustainable Projects

  • Establishing Clean-up Clubs
  • Set Up Sanitation Corps
  • Partner with IOCs and Corporates
  • Partner with Donor Agencies.

Reduce litter and Eradicate Street Trading/ Hawking

  • Deploy litter bins across city
  • Enforce Street Trading Laws
  • Expand Enforcement
  • Provide Affordable Waste Management
  • Service to Inhabitant

Invest in and deploy ICT to create Management Innovations

  • Partner with IOCs and Corporates for CSR.
  • Partner with Donor Agencies
  • Work with young People to develop ICT solution

Launch the Refuse to Riches Initiative to promote recycling

  • Establishing Clean-up Clubs
  • Set Up Sanitation Corps
  • Partner with IOCs and Corporates
  • Partner with Donor Agencies.

2. Waste to Wealth Initiative

AKSEPWMA integrated workable schemes to maximize the waste-based revenues in the form of energy, fuels, heat, recyclables, value-added products and chemicals along with more jobs and business opportunities. Measures were mainstreamed to curb public irresponsible attitudes to waste.
This called for the 3Es –  Education, Enlightenment and Enforcement. Afterwards, over a thousand offenders of waste related laws were prosecuted, giving way to public consciousness to waste management. The Governor was keen on recreating a State of waste-to-no-waste, where waste generated in Akwa Ibom will be converted to energy to aid power supply and boost revenue.

3. Vegetation Control

Another landslide achievement of AKSEPWMA under the stewardship of Governor Emmanuel is Vegetation Control. Before 2018, the vegetation control in the state stood at 28%. At the instance of AKSEPWMA, it heightened to 68% in the first two years of operations and in 2021, it stepped up to 78% from a staggering 28% in the years past
That Akwa Ibom State stands with its shoulders high for emerging a five-time cleanest State in Nigeria, is not without the vegetation control function carried out by AKSEPWMA. The  agency developed the vegetation management programmes to define the best maintenance approaches for each location in the State and has hitherto placed premium on that.

Vegetation Control
2018

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Vegetation Control
2020

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Vegetation Control
2021

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What we do

Sustaining a Seasoned Dumpsite

A volume of 18,000 tons of enormous municipal and household waste is generated on a daily basis in Akwa Ibom State, and there is a site which temporarily harbours the generated waste, situated at a Government Reserved Area, Uyo- village road, Uyo, quite remote from residential area.

Education/
Awareness

It was modeled to create a convenient waste management system in local areas, through partnership with Local Government councils and related environmental personnel
such as the supervisors for environment etc.

Achievement &
Awards

Through the Agency's operational model, in five years, Akwa Ibom State has emerged the Cleanest State for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, back-to- back (CUN State of the Nation Report, 2022).

Resource Recovery and Recycling

Invest in and deploy ICT to create Waste Management Innovations and launch the refuse to Riches Initiative to promote recycling through building a Fully Integrated Waste Management System in Akwa Ibom

Operations

The last four years have witnessed a sharp expansion in activities devoted to increasing performance of AKSEPWMA. These activities are not without compliance with global best practices. They align squarely
with the United Nations Environmental Programs (UNEP) best practices.

Waste to
Wealth Initiative

AKSEPWMA integrated workable schemes to maximize the waste-based revenues in the form of energy, fuels, heat, recyclables, value-added products and chemicals along with more jobs and business opportunities.

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Board Members of AKSEPWMA

Meet the team

Obong (Dr.) Prince Akpan Ikim M.I.C.A, F.I.C.A, F.C.A.I, AMB.P.

Chairman

Elder Elijah, Anietie Monday
(B.ENG, PGD. ENG)

Board Member, AKSEPWMA

Prince Charles Ememobong

Board Member, AKSEPWMA

Hon. Victor Henry

Board Member, AKSEPWMA

Engr. Mrs Ekaete Inyang
(MNSE)

Board Member, AKSEPWMA

Recent News

Cholera Outbreak: AKSEPWMA Urges Residents to Maintain Hygiene, Proper Waste Management

July 5, 2024

In response to the state’s increased measures to prevent a cholera outbreak, the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and...

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ONGOING! Pre-Sanitation Exercise in Uyo Metropolis

July 6, 2024

Did you know that the influx of people into Akwa Ibom State has significantly increased waste generation in the Uyo metropolis? To...

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Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA)

AKSEPWMA Conducts extensive Sanitation Mop-Up

July 7, 2024

Following extensive pre- and post-sanitation activities, AKSEPWMA conducted a thorough mop-up exercise yesterday.

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Recent Posts & News

Akwa Ibom, Eco-friendly environment and entrepreneurship, By Vincent Allu

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July 30, 2023

Governor Emmanuel Tale of Commitment, the Dogged Days in the Frontline of Covid-19 Battle.

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July 17, 2023

It was the world's most dreadful nightmarish moment that sent shivers through the spines of the global fabric.

Moves To Illegalize Street Trading, Illegal Markets – AKHA Steps In

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July 5, 2023

Before Governor Emmanuel assumed office, roadside trading was one of the most worrisome challenges to the Akwa Ibom environment and was fast becoming an untamable culture.

Relocation of Temporary Dumpsite to a Permanent Site

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July 5, 2023

Akpayak Community located about the barracks road in Uyo, had hosted a dump site for the waste generated from Uyo capital city for years and was decommissioned

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About Aksepwma

In the year 2000, the Obong Victor Atta-led administration established the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA) by a Parliamentary Act, Cap 47, 2000.

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Contact Information

  • Phone: +234-701-4466-111
  • mail: info@aksepwma.ak.gov.ng
  • Address: New Itam Park Road, Itam
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