Agency Report
By Sani Idris
The Centre for Water and Environment Development (CWED), an NGO, has organised a massive clean up of Unguwan Kanawa community in Kaduna, as part of activities to mark the World Clean-up Day.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents trooped out to participate in the clean up exercise on Friday.
The Programme Manager of CWED, Mrs Doris Zakama, expressed appreciation to the residents for joining the clean up exercise, meant to enhance sanitation and environmental hygiene.
Zakama, represented by Lydia Saleh, explained that the environment and water resources have a dual relationship and both were essential to human livelihood and sustainable development.
She said environmental cleanliness was necessary as humans generate massive waste daily, which if not cleaned, pollute the environment.
“They will pollute the nearby lakes, ponds and water holes, resulting in water pollution and the growth of harmful bacteria and insects that affect the people,” she said.
According to her, solid wastes are also deposited in the surrounding area, harming human, animals and birds.
Zakama added that uncleared plastic waste clog the drainage system and emit harmful gases and deadly insects such as mosquitos, resulting in the spread of viral diseases such as malaria.
She, therefore, said cleaning the environment of wastes would create hygienic and healthy
environment, as such it was important for people to always make their homes and environment cleaner and greener.
Zakama encouraged residents to embrace the idea of organising periodic clean up exercises in the community for the benefit of their health and families.
In his comment, the District Head of Unguwan Kanawa, Alhaji Usman Ibrahim thanked CWED for the clean up exercise and urged members of the community to embrace the initiative.
A youth leader in the community, Abubakar Muhammad-Bakura, assured that they would sustain the environmental clean up exercise.
Muhammad-Bakura said they would mobilise the youths to undertake door-to-door sensitisation on the importance of environmental hygiene.
“This gesture in our community by CWED will kick start a new approach to environmental hygiene, we will endeavour to make sure Unguwan Kanawa becomes a dirt-free community,” he said.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Osinbajo departs Abuja for London for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Abuja for London, UK, to represent Nigeria at the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice-president would join members of the Royal Family and other world leaders at a number of events lined up for funeral.
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Members of the Commonwealth, Heads of State, Governors-General, Prime Ministers, and foreign royal families will be at the ceremonies, including the funeral service scheduled to hold at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
Ahead of the service, the vice-president will be among guests and dignitaries to be received by King Charles lll and Queen Consort Camilla, at a reception in Buckingham Palace, on Sunday.
Earlier on that day, Osinbajo will hold a bilateral meeting with the UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly.
Queen Elizabeth ll was the Head of the Commonwealth and the longest serving British monarch.
She passed on at 96 on Sept. 8 at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
The vice-president will return to Nigeria after the state funeral on Monday.
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