Kwara government says it has put various measures in place to prevent the outbreak of diseases, especially cholera, which is already ravaging some states in the country.

The permanent secretary (PS) in the state ministry of environment, Dr Abubakar Ayinla, disclosed this at a news conference by the ministry in Ilorin on Friday.

Mr Ayinla said the ministry’s environmental health team, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, would be supervising the clearing of indiscriminate refuse dumped on riverbanks.

The PS said the exercise would be along Sobi Road, near Akerebiata Abattoir, and other neighbouring communities during Saturday’s monthly environmental sanitation.

“We are killing many birds with one stone, just as the National Environmental Sanitation Day is marked every June 28, annually.

“We also need to be weary and proactive so that we do not let loose our guards in keeping cholera and other diseases at bay while undertaking the sanitation exercise,” he said.

Mr Ayinla called on the residents to join hands with the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration in ensuring a clean environment.

He urged them to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse, especially on riverbanks and road medians, saying they should use the waste bins provided at strategic locations across the metropolis.

A modified environmental sanitation exercise will take place on Saturday to mark National Environmental Sanitation Day.

However, due to the ongoing National Business and Technical Education Board (NABTEB) examination, the state government allowed free vehicular and human movement but with a charge to the people to clean their environment.

(NAN)