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  • Kano govt. to arrest, prosecute erring tricyclists

    Kano state government has threatened to arrest and prosecute commercial tricycles who are in the habit of violating the order on restriction of movement during the monthly environmental sanitation.

    The state Commissioner for environment Dr Ali Makoda made the threat on Saturday while monitoring the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Kano metropolis.

    He said the ministry will summon the officials of the tricycle association  over their refusal to obey the order with a view to warning their members on the ugly trend.

    Makoda warned that the state government would ensure that defaulters were arrested and made to face the wrath of law so as to serve as a deterrent to others who might decide to violate the law.

    He said that the level of compliance to the exercise during the November round of the exercise was commendable , yet some tricycle operators are in the habit of violating the the order.

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    He explained that despite series of warnings by the government, the tricyclists had failed to comply with the order on the exercise.

    “We are going to summon them and talk to their associations and if they fail to comply, they will have to face the wrath of the law,”he said.

    Makoda who doubled as the Chairman of the state Task Force committee on sanitation, appealed to residents to ensure their children also took part in cleaning the environment instead of playing Football.

    NAN reports that mobile courts operating under the Kano sanitation committee has arrested 137 defaulters and were made to pay a total fine of N91,250.

     

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  • Kano warns against indiscriminate disposal of waste

    The Kano State Government on Saturday warned residents against indiscriminate disposal of wastes. Dr Ali Makoda, the state commissioner for environment gave the warning while monitoring the monthly environmental sanitation in Kano.

    Malam Aliyu Yakubu, the Director Administration and General Services in the Ministry, who represented Makoda said that the warning became necessary considering the harmful effects of refuse on human health as well as ensuring environmental cleanliness and the well-being of the people.

    Read Also: Kano warns abattoir operators on environmental hygiene

    He said that there was a great improvement in this month’s sanitation exercise, as residents came out to keep their environment clean.

    He enjoined communities and self-help groups to call the attention of refuse management board to stop throwing wastes on the roads.

    The commissioner called on stakeholders and groups to collaborative with their local governments on the provision of cleaning tools.

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  • Kano warns abattoir operators on environmental hygiene

    The Kano State Government has warned meat sellers and abattoir users to ensure environmental hygiene by providing healthy meat to consumers.

    The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ali Makoda, gave the warning on Friday while monitoring the monthly sanitation exercise in workplaces, markets and motor parks.

    Makoda, who led the sanitation committee members to Tarauni and Kumbotso Local Government abattoirs, said the committee would provide closer monitoring to ensure compliance.

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    According to him, the sanitation committee is saddled with the responsibility to ensure dissemination of healthy food to citizens of the state at all cost.

    The commissioner, represented by the ministry’s Director of Administration and General Services, Mallam Aliyu Yakubu, expressed concern on the attitude of food sellers to hygiene.

    However, he explained that the committee had vowed to ensure that consumers always purchase healthy food items.

    The committee also visited the state Shari’a Commission to ensure that public offices are clean.

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  • Kano suspends environmental sanitation exercise

    Kano suspends environmental sanitation exercise

    The Kano State Government has suspended the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, which is expected to hold on Saturday, due to a religious function that will take place on that date.

    This government made this known via a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ali Makoda, in Kano on Friday.

    The statement said that the religious function, known as Maukibi, was an annual religious rite of the Kadiriyya sect.

    “The Maukibi usually starts very early in the day and that ought to be considered; thus leading to the suspension of the monthly environmental sanitation, as Maukibi is an annual event,’’ the statement said.

    Kano residents, particularly members of the Kadiriyya movement, commended the state government for postponing the monthly environmental sanitation because of the ceremony.

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  • Govt to spend N57m to clear drains in Kano metropolis – Commissioner

    Govt to spend N57m to clear drains in Kano metropolis – Commissioner

    The Kano State Government says it will spend N57 million this year to clear drains in Kano metropolis to prevent flooding.

    The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ali Makoda, disclosed this on Sunday while monitoring the clearing of some of the drains in the state capital.

    Makoda said that the drains to be cleared would cover about 48,000 metres and the clearing would be a continuous process throughout the rainy season.

    He expressed dismay over the illicit disposal of waste into the drains by residents.

    “Careless attitudes of people disposing their wastes into the drains must be stopped in order to achieve a healthy environment,” Makoda said.

    He appealed to local government councils to ensure proper disposal by providing dump sites at strategic places within their jurisdictions.

    The commissioner further appealed to residents to complement government effort in imbibing the culture of personal and environmental hygiene to prevent disease, and save lives and property.