Sokoto State Governor, Aminu TambuwalThe Sokoto State government has indicated its determination to engage about 500 unemployed youths to be sweeping the streets and undertake other sanitation duties in the state capital.
According to the state Commissioner for the Environment, Alhaji Muhammadu Sifawa, who spoke at a media chat, the state government has already purchased sanitation tools and protective wears for those who would be recruited for the job.
The commissioner said that the government has bought eight vehicles for refuse evacuation and disposal, adding that this is to ensure early evacuation of refuse and improve the health of the people.
He said that the government has also procured 30 garbage collection tricycles for waste management in densely populated areas.
The state government, he said, has taken some proactive measures to boost environmental sanitation.
The measures are special refuse evacuation in 17 major drains at a cost of N 4.5million and resuscitation of the monthly sanitation exercise.
Others are introduction of cash prizes of N2.25 million to the winning zones, and certificates to youth clubs and associations in sanitation exercise. [myad]
