Kano State House of Assembly pledge to pass pollution control bill 2022 (1442 A.H.)in to law to pave way for pollution control in the state which would among others address environmental issues with regards to pollution either water,air or soil pollution.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly Zubairu Hamza Massu while declaring a two day retreat on Kano State Environmental Pollution Control Bill open in Kaduna.
The Deputy Speaker who represented the Speaker Engineer Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari said the retreat would among others address the numeurous environmental pollutions in Kano State.
Zubairu Hamza Massu said ” we’re aware that our State is facing the threat of environmental pollutions such as air,water and soil,as well as radioactive and noise pollution to mention a few, all the above have various adverse health and operational effects on human beings hence the need for the control”
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The Deputy Speaker said already the State House of Assembly is working on the bill and has since passed the stage of second reading,first allotted day.
Massu urged the participants to feel free and interact actively as well share ideas for the success of the retreat and to finally come up with an all- inclusive bill.
In his speech the State Commissioner of Environment,Dr Kabiru Ibrahim Getso “we converge here to deliberate and review the content of Kano State Pollution Control Bill.
Dr Getso further stressed that legislation is an important instrument in the control of environmental hazard as such I owned it a duty bound to expressed my sincere regards to the respected members of the House for their total commitement for the actualisation of the set objectives among others.
