FCTA throw  campaign against unethical waste disposal 

Favour Ishember, Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched campaign against unethical waste disposal in the city.

The permanent secretary , FCT Administration,  Mr. Olusade Adesola who spoke at the formal commencement of  the one-day road show campaign in Abuja on Thursday,

said it was significance to create

awareness and action for the protection of environment.

Adding that relevant stakeholders have faulted the worrisome state of the country’s environment due to challenges arising from poor waste disposal by households and businesses operating within the FCT

represented by a Director in his office, Samuel Atang,  Adesola  explained 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.

He 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” she 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 ever busy Jabi motor Park.