The Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, has said that the National Environmental Sanitation Day (NESD), that was introduced by the Muhammadu Buhari -led administration in 1984 be resuscitated.
Speaking in Kuje, Abuja, on the occasion of the tripartite Environmental Sanitation Day, organised by the National Inter-ministerial Committee on Lassa Fever, the minister said “the idea of designated sanitation days at states, local governments as well as markets across the country, has remained a legacy".
She added that the fact that Nigerians have voluntarily continued the practice for 32 years after it was first introduced, is a clear indication that the idea is not only sustainable but also in the overall interest of the nation, her people and the environment.
She maintained that it is her “strong desire to consult with states, local governments and other relevant stakeholders to create a strong interface to bring back NESD.
The minister explained that she will partner with corporate organisations, states and local governments to repackage the N E S D with a view to giving Nigerians the desirable change in the environment sector, adding that existing sanitation programmes at all levels, will be strengthened and encouraged with every necessary incentives to complement the national programme
According to her, a comprehensive process of consultation, including discussions on the best practices to adopt to ensure the programme is fully consolidated, will be on the front burner at the National Council on Environment (NSE) due to hold in Lafia, Nasarawa State soon
The minister said, when fully resuscitated, a Peer Review Mechanism in the sector will be initiated, aimed at determining the cleanest states, cities, local governments and markets in the country, which will be rewarded with environmental- related projects in their domain to be executed by the Federal Ministry of Environment.
SOURCE: TRIBUNE
Speaking in Kuje, Abuja, on the occasion of the tripartite Environmental Sanitation Day, organised by the National Inter-ministerial Committee on Lassa Fever, the minister said “the idea of designated sanitation days at states, local governments as well as markets across the country, has remained a legacy".
She added that the fact that Nigerians have voluntarily continued the practice for 32 years after it was first introduced, is a clear indication that the idea is not only sustainable but also in the overall interest of the nation, her people and the environment.
She maintained that it is her “strong desire to consult with states, local governments and other relevant stakeholders to create a strong interface to bring back NESD.
The minister explained that she will partner with corporate organisations, states and local governments to repackage the N E S D with a view to giving Nigerians the desirable change in the environment sector, adding that existing sanitation programmes at all levels, will be strengthened and encouraged with every necessary incentives to complement the national programme
According to her, a comprehensive process of consultation, including discussions on the best practices to adopt to ensure the programme is fully consolidated, will be on the front burner at the National Council on Environment (NSE) due to hold in Lafia, Nasarawa State soon
The minister said, when fully resuscitated, a Peer Review Mechanism in the sector will be initiated, aimed at determining the cleanest states, cities, local governments and markets in the country, which will be rewarded with environmental- related projects in their domain to be executed by the Federal Ministry of Environment.
SOURCE: TRIBUNE
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