Inhabitants of Mayo Belwa Local Government Area, Adamawa State on Saturday, carried out monthly sanitation exercise so as to promote a clean and healthy environment.
Aside promoting a clean and healthy environment, the residents observed the monthly sanitation exercise in order to reduce the risks of outbreaks of diseases in the Local Government Area.
The monthly sanitation exercise which was re-introduced by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, led administration is being observed across the 21 LGAs with a view to keeping a clean environment.
While carrying out the exercise, the residents shutdown their shops and other business centres. The security agencies including the police, military, civil defense, and vigilantes blocked major high ways to restrict the movement of vehicles.
Some residents who were sighted evacuating refuge in drainages more especially within Mayo Belwa town, hailed the re-introduction of the monthly sanitation exercise across the state.
According to them, sanitazing their surroundings is not for the benefit of Governor Fintiri who re-introduced the exercise but themselves, families and neighbours.
They commended Governor Fintiri as well as the Chairman of the LGC, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi, for his support towards ensuring the success of the exercise.
Fielding questions from newsmen while monitoring the exercise, the Assistant Director General Services and Administration of the LGC, Comrade Mahmud Njabari, said that the communities in the LGA have given them maximum support and corporation.
Comrade Njabari, said that the Chairman of the council, Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi, had appointed them to supervise the exercise, saying that they went round the LGA and found out that the environment is clean.
He specifically thanked Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who re-introduced the exercise meant to be observed at the end every month to ensure clean environment.
He stated that some of the residents have complied while others refused, saying that they had advised them to carry out the exercise to keep their environment clean for a healthy life.
On his part, the Acting Director Environment Mayo Belwa LGA, Amos Kaktumso Kibang Tola, applauded the exercise, saying that it will keep the environment clean and habitable.
He appealed to the Executive Chairman to provide more shovels, hoes, rain boots, cutlasses, hand gloves and wheelbarrows among other tools to assist them in carrying out the exercise, and called on the authorities to sustain it.
Also speaking, the Councillor representing Mbilla Ward, Hon. Bilyaminu Muhammed Sada, said that people have complied with the directive to come out and clean their environment, saying that sanitation is for the good of the people.
He assured that the LGC under the leadership of Hon. Umar Nashon Gubi, will not relent in its effort to make the electorate obey government's directives for their own good.
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