Kano Assembly Passes Law Against Indiscriminate Refuse Dump, Others

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the Kano State landscaping and beautification agency Bill 2025 into law, which prohibits indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the state.

The bill was considered in the committee of the whole house and third reading by the deputy clerk of the house, Alhaji Nasiru Magaji, and later passed into law by the speaker, Hon. Ismail Falgore, who presided over the plenary on Monday.

Highlighting some of the agency’s responsibilities, the majority leader of the house, Hon. Lawan Husseini, told journalists that the agency would ensure setting up of gardens for relaxation, planting of flowers and prevent indiscriminate dumping of refuse on roundabouts, drainages, bridges and roads within the state metropolis and capital city of all local government areas.

He also added that the agency will also prevent the indiscriminate throwing of trash and spits from moving vehicles, checkmate open defecation and also make the city look beautiful among others.

According to him, when signed into law by the governor, the law provides that a culprit shall be fined not more than N25,000 or as prescribed by a judge.

“The agency will be under a board comprising a chairman and ten members including professionals like architects who are knowledgeable of engineering and beautification,” hon. Husseini noted.

Similarly the house also called on the state government to construct a road from kwanar Masalachi-giddan kuka-yan tipper-badawa layout in Nassarawa LGA, following a motion moved by the member representing Nassarawa constituency hon. Yusuf Aliyu and seconded by member representing Gabasawa constituency, hon Zakariya Nuhu, highlighting the area’s large population and the need for good road network to reduce road crash and enhance livelihood in the areas.