The Nasarawa State Government said it was evolving various measures to address the health challenges confronting the state.
General Manager, Nasarawa Environmental Protection Agency, Engineer Yusuf Adeka, disclosed this on Saturday, at the end of this month’s sanitation exercise in Lafia, the state capital.
According to Adeka, the move is to guard against the possible outbreak of any disease and ensure improved healthy living for the people.
He said, “If the environment is kept clean, it will guard against the possible disease outbreak, thereby ensuring improved healthy living for the people.
“Nasarawa State would sustain its cleanliness status, as the government has set aside last Saturday of every month for sanitation exercises.”
The GM, who also appealed to chairmen of various local government areas to key into the exercise to ensure its sustainability, expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance by members of the public during the December sanitation exercise, which is the last in 2023.
The GM described the level of compliance as impressive and attributed the successes to support from security agencies, traditional rulers, the media, and the inspection team from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
“Residents should cooperate more with the government towards ensuring that the state is clean in their best interest”, he advised.
