Sanitation exercise at Ikot Ekpene LGA,Akwa Ibom state 24th March 2024.

Sanitation exercise at Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area,Akwa Ibom state 24^th March 2024.

A photo showing Akwa Ibom state chapter chairman with security operatives.

The level of environmental contamination and pollution is closely linked to the unprecedented increase in industrial, agricultural, commercial activities and changes in lifestyle.  Everyday tons of wastes are generated as man thrives to satisfy his basic needs and these wastes largely end up in the environment. The environment, both natural and artificial is one of the factors that affect human health and wellbeing. The relationship between environment

A group photo of NES members ready for the sanitation exercise.

and health, the so called environmental health should be understood as a complex of interactions.  There is expert consensus that infectious disease transmission could be influenced by environmental factors including drainage, proximity to wastes, stagnant water, noxious odour and poor air quality. Sanitation and changes to urban landscape can help transform the health of the population.

Environmental sanitation according to WHO is the control of all those factors in man’s physical environment which exercise or may exercise a deleterious effect on his physical development, health and survival, it is basically done to promote hygiene, prevent diseases and other consequences of ill health relating to  Environmental factors.

photo of the NES Akwa Ibom state chapter chairman and other environmental experts, supervising the sanitation exercise.

The exercise is aim at preventing contamination and pollution of air, water, soil and sediment by controlling and managing human excreta, solid wastes and wastes water, gaseous emissions, pests and vectors.  Ikot ekpene local government area played host to the month of February 2024 state wide sanitation exercise, the event centered on the evacuation and disposal of mountains of solid wastes dumped around the premises of the Local Education Authority (LEA) along Ikono Road.

A photo of the media expert covering the sanitation exercise.

In active participation were;

Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) AKS chapter,

Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Wastes Management Agency (AKSEPWA),

Passion 94.5 FM, and other partners.

In attendance were NES AKS members;

Dr. Udofia

Mr. Afangide

Mr. Nkanang

AKSEPWA Chairman, Prince Ikim,

Chairman House Committee on Environment, Hon. Pius Bassey,

House Member representing Ikot Ekpene/Obot Akara,

Ikot Ekpene local government Transition Chairman, amongst others.

A photographic view of excessive dumped waste in the environment.