Ministry canvasses for clean, safe environment

The Federal Government is committed to protecting and providing clean and safe environment particularly now that Lassa fever, Zika virus, Ebola and other diseases are threatening human existence, the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed has said.
Mohammed said while signing the 2016 Environmental Health Officers Registrations Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) Practice Regulations that the citizens must play their own role of keeping their environment clean.
She noted that there were some defects in the 2007 EHORECON practice regulations which have hindered the agency from functioning effectively, hence the 2016 Practice Regulations. “Our vision is to ensure clean, safe and green Nigeria while their administration will collaborate with all stakeholders of environment in order to achieve their aim
Earlier, the Registrar, EHORECON, Mr. Dominic Abonyi assured that the signing of the 2016 EHORECON Practice Regulations would spur the agency to achieving the environmental health standards of the present administration change mantra.