BY DOYIN ADEOYE
WITH
the theme, ‘Clean Environment: Our Collective Responsibility for a
Healthy Living,’ the Ministry of Environment on Saturday, 30 January,
launched the monthly sanitation day programme in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, stated that the national environmental sanitation day was introduced in 1984 by the Buhari-led administration, and 32 years later, the idea of designated sanitation days at states, local governments, as well as markets across the country has remained a legacy.
“Sanitation is vital for human health, as healthy people are more productive at workplace and healthy communities offer a more lucrative market for our goods and services. That is why the Ministries of Environment, Health and the FCT are collaborating to ensure providing clean environment for healthy living in the FCT and there is a strong commitment to make the collaboration sustainable.
“The theme was carefully selected to highlight the fact that most of the common illnesses our people suffer from such as malaria, cholera, typhoid fever, scabies and even Lassa fever etc, occur as a result of poor environmental sanitation and hygiene practises,” she said.
The minister at the event also reiterated her commitment towards giving Nigerians the desirable change in the environment sector, adding that it is her “strong desire to consult with states, local governments and other relevant stakeholders to create a strong interface to bring back the national environmental sanitation day.”
The launch which took place at the Kuje Area Council saw to the cleaning of Kuje Modern Market and environs, and a visit to the Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
In his address, the FCT Minister, Honourable Mohammed Musa Bello, also urged the members of the communities to cultivate the habits of cleanliness, while the Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jubril, noted that the essence of the communal environmental sanitation exercise cannot be overemphasised.
Traditional rulers in the FCT including the Bomo of Kuje and Ona of Abaji, who were at the event, pledged their support to the success of the campaign.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, stated that the national environmental sanitation day was introduced in 1984 by the Buhari-led administration, and 32 years later, the idea of designated sanitation days at states, local governments, as well as markets across the country has remained a legacy.
“Sanitation is vital for human health, as healthy people are more productive at workplace and healthy communities offer a more lucrative market for our goods and services. That is why the Ministries of Environment, Health and the FCT are collaborating to ensure providing clean environment for healthy living in the FCT and there is a strong commitment to make the collaboration sustainable.
“The theme was carefully selected to highlight the fact that most of the common illnesses our people suffer from such as malaria, cholera, typhoid fever, scabies and even Lassa fever etc, occur as a result of poor environmental sanitation and hygiene practises,” she said.
The minister at the event also reiterated her commitment towards giving Nigerians the desirable change in the environment sector, adding that it is her “strong desire to consult with states, local governments and other relevant stakeholders to create a strong interface to bring back the national environmental sanitation day.”
The launch which took place at the Kuje Area Council saw to the cleaning of Kuje Modern Market and environs, and a visit to the Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
In his address, the FCT Minister, Honourable Mohammed Musa Bello, also urged the members of the communities to cultivate the habits of cleanliness, while the Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jubril, noted that the essence of the communal environmental sanitation exercise cannot be overemphasised.
Traditional rulers in the FCT including the Bomo of Kuje and Ona of Abaji, who were at the event, pledged their support to the success of the campaign.
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