The governor stated this while inspecting the ongoing refuse evacuation exercise at the Shehu Kangiwa Square dumping site.
He expressed dismay over the way and manner refuse dumping sites were turned into business premises, which he said had affected refuse collection and disposal in the metropolis.
“Let me make it clear that very soon, we’ll reclaim all the refuse dumping sites that had been turned into business premises.
“We’ll revert them to refuse dumping sites, so as to ease and also improve refuse collection and disposal, “he said
Also in a statement signed by his media aide, Abubakar Bawa, the governor further reiterated his administration’s commitment to making Sokoto one of the cleanest cities in the country.
“In the past, whenever the state received a visitor, clean routes had to be chosen to avoid any likely embarrassment because of the heaps of refuse littering our roads.
“This has now become history as we have taken the issue of sanitation very seriously.
“My visit here is to encourage the members of this committee, and ginger them up to do more,” he said.
Aliyu also reminded the people of the state of his campaign promises, adding that they will be implemented gradually.
“Excercise more patience, we are very much on course and we will, by God’s grace, get to the promised land safely,” the governor assured.
He thanked the people of the state for their fervent prayers, assuring them of his administration’s continued determination to executive myriad meaningful projects for the state.
Earlier, a member of the sanitation committee, Muhammed Toro said the taskforce committee had so far evacuated 1,580 truck-loads of refuse across the metropolis.
At the Shehu Kangiwa refuse dump site, Muhammed Toro said the committee had succeeded in evacuating 285 truck- loads of refuse.
He added that it had been four years since the last refuse was evacuated at the site, and commended the Governor for setting up of the task force committee on sanitation.
