KEPA Embarks On Massive Roadwalk On World Environment Day,

The Kaduna Environmental protection Agency under the leadership of Maimuna Zakari  organised  two days activities to mark the internationally recognised World Environment Day .

The first lap of the activity commenced on June 4th with a sensitization road walk from Ahmadu  Bello Stadium to the heart of the Kaduna metropolis - Leventist Roundabout and then ended up at the Kaduna State Secretariat .

Amongst the participants were critical stakeholders committed to fighting environmental malaise such as air pollution, water pollution, burning of charcoal and cutting down of trees .

During the sensitization trek ,leaflets and posters were distributed to passersby, market men and women also enlightened about practices harmful to the environment

Speaking to media after at the State Secretariat complete  Corp Marshal of Kaduna State Transport Regulation Agency ( KASTELEA ) Garba Yahaya  highlighted the significance the event 

"Today is celebrated all over the as the World Environment Day, and it is a day we set aside to make sure that we keep our environment clean .

"As you can see,KEPA and other sister bodies have embarked on an enlightenment walk to  tell residents about the need to keep the environment clean and so far so good, we recording good measure of success,he said .

For Royal Yakubu Peter of National Environmental Standard Regulation Enforcement  Agency  ( NESRA), "the environment has been abused because of money"

Howevr, she said that the

"NESRA alongside KEPA are making slow but meaningful impact by enlightening people about the negative impact of polluting the environment" .

She further explained,

"So far, we are talking to women not to use coal in cooking, we are collaborating with the NYSC and KEPA in that regard and we have made  a lot of   progress , she added 

According to the GM of KEPA, Maimuna Zakari said 

" kEPA  here by calling on the public to join hands with the Government at all levels  and keep Kaduna state clean through regular cleaning of The Environment, 

She further appealed to citizens of the state to 

avoid dumping of waste on water ways, regular planting of trees and abolish open burning, also people to desist from deforestation and to embrace the habit of aforestation.