NYSC Seeks Taraba Govt’s Cooperation In Flood Control

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Taraba has called on the state government to support the national sanitation embarked upon by the corps to tackle flooding and other environmental  challenges  in the state.

 

Anthony Nzoka,  the State Coordinator of the NYSC, made the call  at the inauguration of the 2021 NYSC national sanitation with the theme: “Clean Environment/Good Hygiene: Penacea for Good Health and Long Life” on Saturday  in Jalingo.

Nzoka noted that a clean environment was key in the prevention of environmental diseases across the state.

 

“I want to call on the state government, traditional rulers and community leaders to join hands with the NYSC in this exercise.

“This will  help to prevent diseases and flooding  in the state.

“Jalingo is on a plain land and if we don’t prioritise environmental sanitation, we will continue to witness serious flooding, worse than what we had recently.

 

“It is unfortunate that we embarked on this exercise without a single functional waste disposal truck  and we have to hire small trucks to help dispose the waste.

 

“Government agencies, private organisations and individuals should take up  the challenge  in this regard by supporting the corps with tools to succeed “,he said.

Earlier, the Director- General of NYSC , Brig-Gen. Shuibu Ibrahim, said that the exercise was as result  of the recent nationwide medical outreach by the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers.

Ibrahim said that it was during  the programme that  it was discovered that most of the ailments affecting the people were as a result of poor hygiene.

 

Ibrahim assured the  residents of the state that the scheme would continue to  offer health and other services, including environmental protection for the good of humanity.

The address was read by the State Coordinator of the NYSC.

Also, Alhaji  Abdulnaseer Boboji, the Chairman of Jalingo Local Government Council,  pledged the support of the Council to NYSC activities and programmes.

 

Boboji represented by  Alhaji Umar Usman, the leader of Jalingo Legislative House, appealed to the NYSC to sustain the exercise.

 

He called on community and religious leaders in the councils  to join the corps members in the exercise.

 

The corps members led by the State coordinator removed blockages from drainage systems and swept major  streets in the state.