Kaduna Govt Announces Monthly Environmental Sanitization Exercise

By Abdullahi Alhassan

Kaduna State, Nigeria

October 25, 2025(Series News Online)

The Kaduna State Government has mobilized citizens for a monthly environmental sanitization exercise aimed at keeping the state environment-friendly. The Acting General Manager of the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA), Mr. Yahaya Victor, made this known while observing a mock environmental sanitization exercise across Kaduna metropolis.

According to Victor, the exercise is part of the state government's efforts to ensure a clean, safe, and ideal environment for human existence and sustainability of the ecosystem. "We have gone round key areas across the city to sensitize residents on the need to be in preparation for the monthly sanitization exercise of the environment," he said.

The exercise, which will hold on the last Saturday of every month, will require citizens to remain in their homes from 7 am to 10 am to clean and tidy up their environment. Victor emphasized the importance of citizen participation, saying, "The exercise is brought back by the Governor of the state in a directive to the State Commissioner for Environment, which shall be implemented in collaboration with all stakeholders, particularly members of the press whose role in enlightening, informing, and mobilizing citizens cannot be overemphasized."

The Kaduna State Environmental Protection Agency will carry out the exercise across all 23 Local Government Areas in the state, with monitoring to ensure full compliance by citizens. Victor warned that defaulters will face sanctions, saying, "We will slam fines on potential defaulters who fail to comply with the exercise."

The agency has begun sensitizing residents on the need to comply with the exercise, which will commence in November 2025. Victor urged citizens to take ownership of their environment and work together to maintain a clean and healthy environment. "We took off from our Corporate Headquarters along Kachia Road with the sensitization message to Gonin-Gora, which is a gateway to the city from the South, stopping over at important points along the way such as Command and NNPC Junction enlightening motorists and passersby on the return of the cleaning exercise and its benefits," he added.

The Kaduna State Government's initiative aims to promote a clean and healthy environment, and citizens are encouraged to participate fully in the exercise.