The Gombe State Government has declared every last Saturday of the month as environmental sanitation across it’s 11 Local Government Areas.

It was reported that the wordwide monthly sanitation exercise was declared in agreement with Governor Muhammadu Yahaya’s bid to ensure hygiene across communities in order to mitigate communicable diseases.

This was revealed in a statement and obtained by the newsmen, Commissioner for Water, Environment, and Forest Resources Mohammed Fawu, stated that the exercise would be done between 8am to 10am.

Fawu stated, “In line with this administration’s resolve to ensure provision of sustainable and healthy environment for human habitation, His Excellency Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Governor of Gombe State, has approved the conduct of monthly general environmental sanitation exercise in the state to be observed by the general public on the last Saturday of every month.’’

“The exercise is to be conducted from 8:00 am -10:00am.”

The governor instructed for the need of cooperation from relevant stakeholders, adding that there would be no movement during the specified two hours.

He stressed, “Based on the above, there will be restriction of movements during the period except those on essential services. Furthermore, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the general public are hereby directed to comply strictly with the directive as the team of officials from the Ministry of Water, Environment and Forest Resources as well as the Gombe State Environmental Sanitation and Protection Agency will monitor strict compliance with the directive, please,” Fawu added.