Ministry of Environment Clears Illegal Dumpsite to Combat Cholera Threat
According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Kwara State Ministry of Environment has evacuated the illegal dumpsite along Akerebiata-Abattoir Bridge in Ilorin East LGA.
During the exercise, the Commissioner for Environment, Hajiya Nafisat Buge, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Abubakar Ayinla, stated that the effort was aimed at ensuring a clean and healthy environment for all residents of the state.
The commissioner reminded community members that the ongoing outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country called for concerted efforts. She assured that the government would not rest on its laurels in ensuring that the state remained free from cholera outbreaks.
She said, “The government is committed to maintaining a clean, safe and healthy environment.
“This is why various measures have been put in place to forestall outbreak of diseases, especially the ongoing cholera, which is already ravaging some states in the country.
“While we mark the exercise, we also need to be wary and proactive in keeping cholera and other diseases at bay.''
She, therefore, enjoined residents to join hands with the state government in ensuring a clean environment and desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse, especially on river banks and road medians.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Oba Abdulraheem LEAH Charity Foundation Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Oloyede Innocent Okoye Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar Kwara 2023 Yoonus Kola Olatinwo Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye Tafida Mohammed Lawal Yaru Saadu Gbogbo Iwe Kaosarah Adeyi Kawu Baraje Bursary MATTA Girls Foundation Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu United Nigeria Congress Party JAMB Mohammed Lawal Bagega Olupako Erubu Oba Zubair Kannike Ariyo Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Kwabes Abdul Jimoh Mohammed Sun Qing Rong Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies General Hospital, Offa Bayer AG Ilorin Innovation Hub Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Kwara Basketball Association SARS Jelili Yusuf Musa Ayinla Yeketi Ayinke Saka Olusin Of Ijara Isin Segun Adeniyi Federal Allocation Trader Moni Theophilus Oyebiyi REO CAKES Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu Zainab Abass Oke-opin Victor Gbenga Yusuf 2017 Budget Eghe Igbinehin Tunde Saad Ilorin East IHS Egbewole Twitter Funmilayo Zubair KWAFFA Bibire Ajape Onilupeju Of Ilupeju Ogbondoroko Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman Afetu Of Alabe Olatunde Michaels State Bureau Of Internal Revenue Razaq Ayobami Akanbi ITEM 7 Alore Pakata Patriots Atiku Abubakar Olam Food Ingredients Toyin Saraki Saliu Ajia Photo News National Pilot Forgo Battery

