Kwara monthly sanitation holds Saturday
The Kwara State Government has announced that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise for the month of May, will hold on Saturday, 31st 2025 between the hours of seven o’clock and ten o’clock (7:00am to 10:00am) in the morning.
According to a press statement issued today from the office of the state Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge, through the Press Secretary of the Ministry Shakirat Muritala, the Commissioner enjoined residents to participate fully in the sanitation exercise, by clearing and cleaning both their residential and business environments.
The statement furthered that there will be no vehicular and human movement across the state during the period of the exercise, adding that the ministry will sustain the community collaboration in waste disposal that was adopted in the last exercise and as such, waste management trucks will be made available for waste collections and subsequent disposal at government approved dump sites,
The statement also warned that it is an offence, punishable by law, to dump refuse on pedestrian walkways, road side, in drainages, canals, and any unapproved locations.
It enjoined the public to give cleanliness top priority, as muslim faithfuls prepare for Eid-el-Kabir festivities, wishing them a prosperous celebration in advance.