By Ramatu Garba
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) have sensitised Kano residents to manage solid waste and prepare against flood in the state.
Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, NEMA Territorial Coordinator, Kano state Office, stated this on Saturday during a road walk sensitisation and public awareness in Kano.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sensitisation on Proper Solid Waste Management and Flood Preparedness was organised by NEMA in collaboration with Kano SEMA and Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB).
Abdullahi, who was represented by Rilwan Isma’il, NEMA Kano Principal Accountant, said the sensitisation was aimed at creating awareness on how best to dispose solid waste in Kano metropolis.
“We are here to sensitise the public to manage solid waste and the impact of disposing refuse indiscriminately.”
He noted that one of the causes of flood in the city was blockage of water ways and drainages.
“If you look at this environment very well, you will see that the drainages are being blocked and once there is heavy rainfall, the water will not have its way and definitely becomes flooding because water will also have its way.
“People actually dispose their refuse indiscriminately which is against the law,” Abdullahi said
In his remarks, Alhaji Isyaku Abudullahi-Kubarachi, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said that improper dumping of refuse caused cholera, malaria and other communicable diseases.
He urged members of the public to maintain safety at all times and desist from any act of exposing them to disaster.
According to him, people should always clear their water ways for the development of Kano.
“The government can not do it alone, we need to clear our drainages and avoid dumping of refuse any how, it will not help the growth of the state”, he said.
(NAN)
