Cholera outbreak: Kwara govt advises residents on safety measures
In a bid to maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment, the Kwara State Government, through the Ministry of Environment, has said various has been put in place to forestall outbreaks of diseases, especially cholera, which is already ravaging some states in the country.
Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, made this known while answering questions from newsmen today in his office.
Dr Ayinla noted that the environmental health team of the Ministry, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, will undertake an organised and keenly supervised clearing of the refuse indiscriminately dumped on the river bank along Sobi road, near the Akerebiata Abattoir and other neighbouring communities during the June monthly environmental sanitation exercise planned to hold on Saturday 29th June 2024.
He said, “We are killing many birds with one stone; just as the National Environmental Sanitation Day is marked on June 28th annually, we also need to be weary and proactive so that we do not let loose our guards in keeping cholera and other diseases at bay, while we undertake our monthly sanitation exercise accordingly.”
Dr. Ayinla further urged residents to join hands with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s led administration in ensuring a clean environment, desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse, especially on river banks road medians and make use of the Roro-bins provided at strategic locations across the metropolis.
However, as stated earlier in a press release, there will be a modified environmental sanitation exercise tomorrow, Saturday, due to the ongoing National Business and Technical Education Board (NABTEB) examination; therefore, there will be vehicular and human movement across the State, residents are urged to clean their environment to prevent diseases.
