By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday sensitized residents on the dangers of unethical waste disposal in the city.
Speaking at the formal commencement of the one-day road show campaign in Abuja on Thursday, the permanent secretary FCT Administration, Mr. Olusade Adesola said it was significance to create awareness and action for the protection of environment.
He said relevant stakeholders have faulted the worrisome state of the territory ‘s environment due to challenges arising from poor waste disposal by households and businesses operating within the FCT.
Adesola who was represented by a Director, Samuel Atang, said that the administration through the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and other partners have been making effort to ensure that all waste are been evacuated promptly.
Adesola said, ” The FCT Administration cannot work in isolation but needs the support of the residents to make the city clean for people to live and enjoy.”
Good health and well – being is a function of clean environment, which is a part of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 to be achieved in 2030 and a healthy environment is the principal vehicle for achieving the global, Adesola said.
Convener of the campaign and Acting Director of FCT Reform Coordination & Service Improvement Department, Dr Jumai Ahmadu said the initiative was long overdue considering the frequent reports about some residents converting public facility to waste dump.
“This campaign is long overdue because at the FCT call centre, we receive several complaints from some residents over unethical disposable of waste, the campaign will also instil into people the habit of waste recycling.
“We are going round the city today to ensure that residents understand how to dispose waste, clean environment will improve residents’ health and well-being, dirty environment can lead to disease outbreak, if waste are dispose properly we won’t have health and environmental challenges” Ahmadu said.
The campaign tagged, “sensitization campaign on unethical disposable of waste in the FCT’ started at the popular Area 1Round-About through Area 10, UTC, Wuse market, Berger bus stop and the Jabi motor Park.
