Alhaji Alhassan Shani Saibu, the Northern Regional Minister, has declared the last Saturday of every month as Northern Region Sanitation Day, beginning from May 29, 2021.
It is part of the “Operation Clean Northern Region” initiative being implemented by his office to help improve on the sanitation and hygiene conditions in the region.
The “Operation Clean Northern Region” initiative seeks to roll out interventions that would help to eliminate filth in the region for improved sanitation and hygiene and, also promote good health among the people.
A five-member Northern Regional Sensitization Committee, to be headed by the Northern Regional Environmental Health Officer, would be constituted and mandated to roll out sensitization activities to help realize the objectives of the operation.