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Abia State Government says as part of efforts to ensure that all the nooks and crannies of the State continue to wear a new look in terms of waste management, the State Government will, going forward, extend monitoring of the exercise to all the 17 LGAs of the State.
The State Government said through this, the State will correct the erroneous impression that Abia State is the dirtiest state in the country, adding that the Ministry will liaise with LG Mayors to deepen the exercise and achieve this objective.
Addressing newsmen on Saturday after the Sanitation Exercise for the month of January, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Philemon Ogbonna, who said he was impressed with the turn out and compliance level, stated that the State intends to build on the successes recorded by the administration of Governor Alex Otti in the area of waste management.
He commended Abians for imbibing the spirit of keeping their environment clean, maintaining that today’s exercise is outstanding. The Commissioner also used the opportunity to appeal to traders at Ahia Ukwu market Olokoro to key into the mantra of keeping Abia State clean especially, their business environment.
The Commissioner further revealed that the Ministry is working round the clock to ensure that it realizes the mandate given by Governor Alex Otti regarding making Abia the cleanest State in the federation.
Also speaking, the Member representing Ohafia South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly and House Committee Chairman on Environment, Hon. Kalu Mba Nwoko, lauded the turn out recorded during the exercise, calling on Abians to continue to imbibe the spirit of keeping their environment clean at all times.
Contributing, the Deputy General Manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency ASEPA, Umuahia Zone, Catechist Ambrose Jonah, said the exercise recorded huge success in places visited, appealing to Abians to continue keeping their environment clean as cleanliness is next to godliness.
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