Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna has bagged the Best Governor in the “Environment Health Award 2025.
The Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources, Abubakar Buba, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the award was in recognition of the current administration’s commitment to environmental sanitation and general cleanliness.
According to him, the efforts of the state government have begun to pay off, judging from the laurels it has been harvesting in recent times.
Mr Buba further said that the award ceremony, which took place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, underscored the significance of the environment in enhancing health and general well-being.
The commissioner said that he represented the governor at the ceremony, adding that the award was given by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu.
He commended the governor for expending enormous human and financial resources to keep Kaduna State clean, as well as residents for disposing of their refuse in an manner that does not hurt the environment.
According to the commissioner, the Kaduna State Government has engaged 2,400 street sweepers across the state to sweep major cities every day.
Mr Buba argued that a clean environment is the foundation of a good healthcare system and a healthy citizenry, and this translates to better productivity.’
“The bacteria and vectors that cause common diseases like malaria, typhoid fever, and cholera thrive in dirty environments. So, a clean environment is an antidote to most of our health challenges,’’ he added.
The commissioner said that last Tuesday’s award is the second recognition that Kaduna State received in recent times, recalling that Clean Up Nigeria had earlier ranked the state as the cleanest subnational in the Northwest.
