Kaduna State Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, has explained why Kaduna came first in the North West zone as the cleanest state, pointing out that the government spends N204 million monthly to keep Kaduna clean.
Buba said that the cost is being shouldered by both the state and local governments.
The commissioner said that the latest ranking would further boost the productivity of the ministry.
The commissioner disclosed that Governor Uba Sani administration has engaged 2,400 street sweepers across the state, who ensure that major cities are swept everyday.
In a statement issued by the commissioner, Alhaji Abubakar Buba in Kaduna added that Governor Sani believes that a clean environment is the foundation of a good healthcare system and that is why his administration is spending a lot on sanitation.
Buba commended Cleanup Nigeria for its latest report, which placed Kaduna State as the cleanest subnational in the North West zone and described it as a true reflection of the state’s sanitary condition.
It will be recalled that Cleanup Nigeria released its 7th edition on the State Of Nigerian Environment (STONE), which said that only nine states scored 40% and above, with Kaduna State coming tops in the North West zone.
“According to the report, Akwa Ibom State is the cleanest in the South-South while Enugu State came tops in the South East, and Lagos, Plateau and Borno states were the cleanest in the South West, North Central and North East respectively,” the statement said.
