Abia Monthly Clean-Up Exercise For Month Of August A Success.
By Benjamin Kalu, Umuahia
Abia State Commissioner for Environment, Barrister Sam Okezie Nwogu, who was represented by Mr Godson Agharanya, a director, Environmental health and pollution control has reiterated the need for the Abia people, to take the monthly sanitation exercise serious and to ensure that they always keep their Environments clean, making it cleared that a cleaning environment is a healthy environment.
The commissioner, who said, he was impressed with the people turn up for the month of August clean up exercise, not minding the early morning rain, stating that he was satisfied and happy with the exercise, as people still turn up for the exercise.
The commissioner advised those who have not been participating to emulate those, who have decided to obey the government directives and start participating with them, since a cleaning environment is healthy environment.
He stated this to Journalists after monitoring today’s clean up exercise in Umuahia in company with the staff of the ministry and some Journalists in the state.
He cautioned those with nonchalant attitude to desist from such acts
The Commissioner wondered why people would be waiting for Government to come and compel them to keep their surroundings clean especially at this time of Global pandemic and climate change
He maintained that the responsibility of cleaning our environment requires a collective effort, Stating that, the tippers of the ministry, went to some areas, to park away refugees, places like orie-ugba, isi-gate and so on.
The commissioner further advised all the residents of the state to assist the State Governments efforts in sustaining the cleanliness of our environment, mostly, in Umuahia the state capital and Aba the state commercial city.
He stated that, some people who were wondering about during the clean up exercise, were arrested and tried.
