The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has flagged off the 2021 National Environmental Sanitation Exercise at Neni, Anaocha Council Area.

 

During the exercise led by the new State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa, Corps members embarked on cutting of grasses on sides of the roads, collection and disposal of waste materials and clearing of drainages.

 

Paul Ezeoke reports that the Corps members also carried out enlightenment and sensitization of traders at Oye market and other places in the area on the need to maintain a clean and healthy environment.

 

In his address at the event, the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, represented by the State Coordinator, Mrs Baderinwa, called for effective mobilization of members of the community to participate actively in the exercise, which he said would feature sensitization, disease surveillance and report of outbreaks, noting that this would among other things promote cooperation, reduce indifference and ignorance.

Brigadier General Ibrahim reassured Nigerians that the Corps would not relent in offering health and other services, including environmental protection, and thanked the State government, traditional rulers, community leaders and other stakeholders for supporting the exercise.

 

Speaking on behalf of the Transition Committee Chairman of Anaocha Council Area, Mr Patrick Onyedum, the Councilor representing Neni Ward One, Mr Benson Igwemmadu, commended the NYSC for embarking on the initiative, which he noted would help promote culture of cleanliness and assured that the Council would continue to give them necessary encouragement to achieve set goals.

Also speaking, the traditional ruler Neni, Igwe Damian Ezeani stressed the need for an increased awareness campaign to enlighten the people on the need to embrace a friendly attitude towards the environment and adopt right waste disposal practices.

 

In their separate remarks, the Assistant Director in charge of Community Development Service of the NYSC, Mrs Benedict Nwokeke and the Corps Liaison Officer for Anaocha Council Area, Miss Docas Abode, assured that they would intensify measures to promote the programme to prevent spread of diseases.

 

The theme of the programme is “Clean Environment and Good Hygiene: Panacea for Good Health and Long Life.

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