Declare State Of Emergency On Water & Sanitation – CHRCH Urges Kogi State Govt.

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The Executive Director, Conscience For Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, CHRCR, Idris Miliki Abdul has advocated the need for a more proactive and result oriented sanitation policy in Kogi State.

Idris Miliki Abdul made the call in a statement in Lokoja, Kogi State capital.

He said the for a review of the sanitation policy under the new administration of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo became imperative to reflect the current challenges of mass movement of daily traffic passing through the State capital causing environmental issues by human attitude due to negligence of basic hygiene.

“Lokoja the state headquarters host various market and motor parks, but the environment situation in those places is worrisome, as thy are unkept. We are also worried, it seems there is no demarcation between the Sanitation Board and the company expected to clean Lokoja Town. As in many occasions, the government vehicles are been used by private company engaged to clean the city”. He stressed.

He decried the unavailability of potable water in Kogi State, particularly in Lokoja that host both river Niger and Benue, issue of open defecation on the increase in the State capital and across the state.

” Refuse he also stressed are scattered across the town, without the evacuation as at when due, worst of all is the refuses dump sites have remain unkept without proper management”.

The Executive Director called for the declaration of State of Emergency on water and sanitation in Kogi State, without further delay as well as recommend, specific date for cleaning markets, motor parks, relaxation centres and public spaces which according to him could not be done on the same day across board.

He equally called for a stakeholders conference on environment sanitation in Kogi state that will generate ideals on how to move this all important sector forward, that will include genuine professionals and relevant stakeholders.

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