As part of efforts to ensure healthy and safe environment, the Gombe State Government has introduced a monthly mandatory environmental sanitation exercise in the state, setting last Saturday of every month as sanitation day.
This development was contained in a memo signed by the state Commissioner of Water, Environment and Forest Resources, Mohammed Sa’idu Fawu, who further announced that the exercise would be conducted between 8:00am and 10:am.
It also added that during the exercise, all kinds of movements excluding those providing essential services will be restricted to ensure smooth operation of the activity.
The memo reads: “In line with this administration’s resolve to ensure provision of sustainable and healthy environment for human habitation, His Excellency Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON (Dan Majen Gombe), the Governor of Gombe State, has approved the conduct of monthly General Environmental Sanitation exercise in the state to be observed by the General Public on the last Saturday of every month. The exercise is to be conducted from 8:00 am -10:00am”.
“Based on the above, there will be restriction of movements during the period (except those on essential services). Also, all MDAs and the general public are hereby directed to comply strictly with the directive as team of officials from the Ministry of Water, Environment and Forest Resources as well as the Gombe State Environmental Sanitation and Protection Agency (GOSEPA) will monitor strict compliance with the directive, please.”
