Gombe begins monthly environmental sanitation

The Government of Gombe State, has declared the last Saturday of every month as environmental sanitation across its 11 Local Government Areas.

The statewide monthly sanitation exercise was announced in line with Governor Muhammadu Yahaya’s effort to ensure hygiene across communities in order to mitigate communicable diseases.

Declaring this in a statement obtained by our correspondent, Mohammed Fawu, Commissioner for Water, Environment, and Forest Resources, said the exercise would be observed between 8am to 10am.

“In line with this administration’s resolve to ensure provision of sustainable and healthy environment for human habitation, His Excellency Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Governor of Gombe State, has approved the conduct of monthly general environmental sanitation exercise in the state to be observed by the general public on the last Saturday of every month,’’ Fawu said.

“The exercise is to be conducted from 8:00 am -10:00am.”

While persuading for the needed cooperation from relevant stakeholders, Fawu stressed that there would be restrictions of movement during the stated two hours.

Fawu added, “Based on the above, there will be restriction of movements during the period except those on essential services. Furthermore, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the general public are hereby directed to comply strictly with the directive as the team of officials from the Ministry of Water, Environment and Forest Resources as well as the Gombe State Environmental Sanitation and Protection Agency will monitor strict compliance with the directive, please,” He stressed.