Kwara seeks army’s help for cleaner environment

In a bid to ensure a clean and healthy environment across the state, the Kwara State Government has sought the collaboration of the 22 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Olufemi Williams, for the sustenance of a cleaner Kwara.

The state Commissioner for Environment, Nafisat Buge, disclosed this on Saturday when she paid a courtesy visit to the 22 Brigade Commander at its Sobi headquarters, Ilorin, the state capital.

According to her, “We are here to seek the collaboration of the Nigerian Army to achieve a cleaner Kwara, most especially on the enforcement of laws, during the monthly sanitation exercise as well as curbing deforestation, in order to sustain a clean and hygienic environment, capable of paving the way for healthy living.”

According to a statement by the Press Secretary in the Ministry, Abolarinwa Esther, and made available to journalists on Sunday, Buge revealed that indiscriminate dumping has become rampant in the metropolis, and, if urgent action is not taken, may lead to the outbreak of cholera that is presently ravaging almost 33 states of the country.

She, therefore, reiterated the commitment of the present administration under the leadership of the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to making sure that our environment is safe and healthy for residents.

Responding, the 22 Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Olufemi Williams, commended AbdulRazaq for his efforts at repositioning the state to be safe for healthy living and also attractive to investors for even development.

Willians also appreciated the commissioner for taking the right step to tackle the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the metropolis, assuring her of the Force’s readiness to give the ministry all necessary support, to enforce environmental laws and other areas their services might be needed, to achieve a healthy environment in the state.