NAN-AE-15
Conveniences
Aisha Ahmed
Kano, Oct. 28, 2016 (NAN) The Kano State Ministry of Environment has warned operators of public conveniences in the state to clean them regularly or face sanctions.
The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Haruna Makoda, gave the warning on Friday while monitoring the monthly sanitation exercise on markets, motor parks and workplaces in Kano on Friday.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alhaji Sadik Wali, the commissioner said government was concerned about public health.
He said since the public conveniences were commercial, the regulators must find means of cleaning them regularly.
The warning was particularly directed at the operators of the conveniences at Yankaba Market in Nassarawa Local Government Area, having been issued with similar warnings earlier by the ministry.
Makoda threatened to sanction the market association if the public conveniences were not cleaned.
The Spokesman of the market, Malam Abubakar Audu, commended the government for its concern about public health and pledged to sanitise the conveniences. (NAN)
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Edited by Abdullahi Yusuf