The Sokoto State Government has introduced a monthly incentive of
one million naira to any district adjudged to be the cleanest in the
state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this yesterday at the flag-off
of special environmental sanitation programme in Sokoto, saying the
incentive is part of measures to enhance cleanliness and preservation of
the environment.
He said the incentive is one in a series of
efforts lined up by the government to protect the health of the people.
Environmental sanitation will happen every Saturday in the State for the
next one month, and continues every first Saturday of the month, soon
as that ends