Kebbi Govt To Reintroduce Monthly Environmental Sanitation

Kebbi State government has pledged to reintroduce monthly environmental sanitation in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, which was abandoned by the previous governments.

Already, Governor Nasir Idris has constituted a State Taskforce Committee for Environmental Sanitation which would collaborate with the officials of the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources and other relevant authorities to execute the task.

Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Alhaji Musa Muhammed who briefed journalists yesterday in Birnin Kebbi over the development, noted that his ministry has held a meeting with relevant stakeholders where they strategised on how the exercise would be conducted successfully.

The commissioner said the essence of reintroducing the monthly sanitation exercise was to complement the efforts of the governor at beautifying the state capital and its environs.

According to him, the beautification of the state capital and other towns in the four Emirates would be worthless if the environment is not secured for human habitation.

“Before we commence, we want go round the state to mobilise the general public on the importance of re-introducing the sanitation exercise so that by the time we start everybody is aware,” he said.

It was also resolved during our meeting with the stakeholders that the exercise would start with the state capital and later be extended to other local government areas of the state expected to commence April 27, 2024.