Sokoto state to recruit 500 youths for sanitation

– Sokoto state government is set to recruit 500 youths for sanitation exercises
– The Sokoto state commissioner for environment, Alhaji Muhammadu Sifawa, said this is to ensure early evacuation of refuse
– He said, the state government had taken some proactive measures to boost environmental sanitation
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal
The Sokoto state commissioner for environment, Alhaji Muhammadu Sifawa, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Monday, September 19.



According to him, this is to ensure early evacuation of refuse and improve the health of the people.
He also said that the state government had purchased sanitation tools and protective wears and eight vehicles for refuse evacuation and disposal.


Sifawa said that the government had also procured 30 garbage collection tricycles for waste management in densely populated areas.
The measures were special refuse evacuation in 17 major drains at a cost of N 4.5million and resuscitation of the monthly sanitation exercise.
Meanwhile, Sokoto state is set to adopt the ‘Saemul Undong’ (New Community) movement introduced by the South Korean government in the 70s .
The model adopted by South Korea to develop its rural areas can be applicable to Nigerian communities if certain variables are put in place for greater good of the people, the country’s ambassador to Nigeria, Noh Kyu-Duk, has said