The Niger State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger State, Mrs Olayinka Abdulwahab, has described the monthly sanitation exercise by the scheme as a way of keeping the environment clean and ensuring healthy living standards for people.
The State NYSC Coordinator stated this at the flag-off of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the Kpakungu Community in Minna, the state capital.
She explained that during the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in communities, the scheme realised that most ill health cases that were treated were due to poor environmental sanitation.
“Due to our experience during our HIRD initiative programme, the management of NYSC introduced environment sanitation based on what was observed.
“Some of the diseases treated were caused by lack of people not maintaining good hygiene, so we will be doing this sanitation monthly to spur people to also keep their environment clean,” she said.
Abdulwahab stated further that the environmental sanitation exercise would help to reduce diseases in society caused by poor sanitation.
According to her, sanitation was approved by the Director General of NYSC, as a way of paying back to the society by cleaning up the environment and sensitising people on the need to clean their environment.
She thereby called on residents of the state to maintain good sanitation and take care of their health, highlighting that sanitation was ongoing simultaneously across all local government areas of the state.
The State NYSC coordinator however appreciated the Niger State Government for its support to the scheme and for ensuring the welfare of corps members posted to the state.
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