I’ll reclaim refuse dump sites converted to business premises – Sokoto Governor vows

<p>Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has vowed to reclaim all refuse dumping sites converted to business premises within the metropolis.</p>, <p>He gave the assurance while inspecting the ongoing refuse evacuation exercise at the Shehu kangiwa square dumping site within the metropolis.</p>, <p>The governor expressed his disappointment over the way and manner refuse dumping sites were turned into business premises, which he said had affected refuse collection and disposal in the metropolis.</p>, <p>“Let me make it clear that very soon, we’ll reclaim all the refuse dumping sites that had been turned into business premises.</p>, <p>“We’ll revert them to refuse dumping sites, so as to ease and also improve refuse collection and disposal,” he averred.</p>, <p>“In the past, whenever the state received a visitor, clean routes had to be chosen to avoid any likely embarrassment because of the heaps of refuse littering our roads.</p>, <p>“This has now become history as we have taken the issue of sanitation very seriously.</p>, <p>Earlier, a member of the sanitation committee, Muhammed Toro said the taskforce committee had so far evacuated 1,580 truck-loads of refuse across the metropolis.</p>, <p>At the Shehu Kangiwa refuse dump site, Muhammed Toro said the committee had succeeded in evacuating 285 truck- loads of refuse.</p>, <p>He added that it had been four years since the last refuse was evacuated at the site, and commended the Governor for setting up the taskforce committee on sanitation.</p>