Adamawa state monthly Environmental Sanitation Committee has visited Fufore Local Government to monitor the level of compliance in the area for the October month exercise. The delegation led by the commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Alhaji Sadiq Wali on behalf of the Chairperson of the exercise, Deputy Governor Kaletapwa Farauta, consisted of three other Commissioners, directors and some staff of the host ministry who went round for an on the spot assessment.
Speaking during the exercise, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Afraimu Jingi explained that the sanitation exercise is key to a healthy and peaceful environment.
He encouraged residents to continue to ensure cleanliness and avoid breaching government orders in that regard.
Barrister Jingi pointed out that the government will continue, unabated, with the exercise until the state attain healthy environmental status.
Also in an interview, the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources Alhaji Sadiq Wali expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance in the area visited.
He identified some points to where dumping sites have been provided to include among others Fufore road, along Mbamba in Yola South and FUTY road.
On her part, Vice Chairman, Fufore Local Government, Mrs. Peace Audu Samson who represented the council Chairman expressed delight over the visit of the team.
She explained that upon assumption of office, they facilitated the disilting of drainages in the area by engaging three different groups for the purpose which hitherto caused floods that affected people’s shops and residential.
Also speaking, District Head of Fufore, whose palace the delegation visited, Alhaji Aliyu Hamman Tukur said the visit was timely as it gingered them to vigorously engage in the exercise with tenacity henceforth.
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