The Kano State Government has served a quit notice to all businesses occupying parks and gardens originally designated as relaxation spots but converted to business places.
The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Nasiru Sule-Garo, gave the order while marking the 2024 World Environment Day on Wednesday.
According to him, many of such gardens and parks in Kano were taken over by businesses and the government was determined to re-establish befitting public parks in the state to serve as relaxation spots and ‘Oxygen bags’.
Garo said the public garden opposite Abdullahi Waste Hospital and another one located on Audu Bako Way were converted into business premises as against the original for which they were created.
He disclosed further that, as part of its tree-planting campaign to mitigate climate change, the government is planning to plant three million seedlings in collaboration with ACReSaL and other stakeholders.
According to him, the ministry’s name was changed to Environment and Climate Change to deal with the pressing issues of climate change in the world as it affects the state.
The commissioner said in addition to clearance of drainages and erosion control measures, the ministry carried out mosquito and pest control operations across the 44 local government areas including boarding Tsangaya and Islamiyya schools.
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He said, “As you are aware vectors and pests transmit several diseases that affect public health which include Malaria fever, cholera, Lassa fever, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, and dracunculiasis which continue to exert heavy morbidity and mortality burden, especially in our rural communities.”
While highlighting the revitalisation of the Kano Afforestation Project and Kano Sustainable Project, the commissioners said the Kano climate change policy was being developed to make the state environmentally friendly.
Garo however enjoined residents to stop indiscriminate dumping of refuse as house-to-house sanitary inspection will continue to be observed to ensure people keep the environment clean and tidy.
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