ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION

POOR ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION: WHO IS TO BLAME, GOVERNMENT OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS?

   By: IBRAHIM MUSA BABA

     

      Sanitation is the policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures by the use of hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

   But unfortunately, both the government and members of the community are reluctant and negligence in making the environment clean. During the military rule, people were forced to clean their environment in each and every Saturday of the month ending, but now, it seems like we have abandoned the exercise.

   The government from Federal, State down to local government  are responsible to provide enabling environment like roads and drainages in other to ease people in terms of transportation system and  keeping the environment clean.

 Though in some communities the government has provided roads and drainages for the water channels but sadly in some areas people are using the drainages to dump their refusals and this may lead to over flooding and the water remained stagnant. This ofcourse is creating dirty and Strong odour that can cause diseases like cholera, malaria, typhoid and so on.

   The government still are responsible in making the environment clean through  the ministry of environment to take care of the sanitation exercise but this didn't reflect some areas.

  Instead of the community members to volunteer for the sanitation exercise but they failed to do so too. It's hoped that the community members will volunteer in making the environment clean and the government also will improve in the services delivery.