Kano Govt Rates Sanitation Exercise Satisfactory, Hails Jakara-Kwanar Goda’s Efforts
The month-end sanitation exercise held today across Kano State was rated satisfactory, with special commendation given to the Jakara-Kwanar Goda community for its outstanding participation.
This was conveyed in a statement signed by Maryam Abdulqadir, Sit-in Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Environment, after the exercise was monitored across the state.
The State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Dahir Muhammad Hashim, represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environmental Sanitation, Engr. Abdullahi Shehu Bichi, led the monitoring team across several locations, including Iyaka Road, State Road to Ahmadu Bello Way, Murtala Muhammad Way to Bata Junction, Igbo Road to France Road, Jakara-Kwanar Goda, Mandawari Abdullahi Wase Road, and Emir’s Palace Road to State Road.
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Among all the communities visited, Jakara-Kwanar Goda stood out by mobilising residents in large numbers, particularly in clearing drainages and ensuring a clean environment.
Engr. Bichi expressed satisfaction with the overall conduct of the exercise, noting that only a few cases of movement restriction violations were recorded.
Speaking to journalists, the Vice Chairman of Dubai Market, Tudun-Nufawa Ward, Lawan Abdulkadir Musa, said the community deliberately took advantage of the restriction period to mobilise residents in cleaning their surroundings for the benefit of both the community and the state.
The monitoring team included members of the Sanitation Committees, security agencies, the Mobile Sanitation Court, journalists, and other stakeholders.
