The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim, has urged the management of the Refuse and Management Sanitation Board (REMASAB) to embrace teamwork and shun any pitfalls for accelerated development.
he made the call during his first visit to the agency on Wednesday.
Dr. Hashim said he was at REMASAB to ascertain the real situation and chart a way forward with the management staff to fine-tune efficient and effective modern strategies on how best to make our state clean and tidy in line with global best practices.
he, however, highlighted that the present administration is keen and desirous of the environment sector in general given its unique nature and direct link to the teeming populace as well as day-to-day activities, hence the need for concerted efforts to give the sector a holistic approach”, he emphasized.
the commissioner assured the board of government commitment to procure additional tools within a short period to enhance the operational activities of the board across the state.
dwelling on the issues of non-payment of outstanding allowances of casual staff raised by the management staff of the board, the commissioner pledged to investigate the lingering issue with a view to finding lasting solutions.
conducting the commissioner round to the plants and equipment within the premises of REMASAB, the deputy managing director of the board, Lamin Mukhtar Hassan, expressed appreciation for the commissioner’s first visit to the board, to see things by himself and solicited for government’s quick intervention to address some of the pressing bottleneck issues bedeviling the smooth operation of the board.
credit: Ismail Garba Gwammaja,
