Kano Evacuates 5,000 Tons of Refuses, Settles 1,082 Casual Workers Allowance

Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano.

The Kano State Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) has evacuated over 5,000 tons of refuses in the metropolis between July and December 2023.

This is even as the state government settled 1,082 workers of the board who have not been paid their allowances by the immediate-past administration for several months.

The Managing Director of the Board, Alhaji Ahmadu Haruna Danzago, disclosed this while speaking with journalists yesterday in Kano.

He said the state government has cleared all the refuse generated and dumped at the city centre thereby restoring the sanity of most of the places taken over by the refuse in the city.

Danzago revealed a plan to create recycling centres where wood, plastics, metals, and other objects would be separated from the refuse, and the remaining converted into manure to be used by farmers.

He said: “I assure you that all the affected areas have been cleared and restored with all our efforts working day and night since we assumed office.

“From the reports we have on the ground since our inception, referring to September and October, we started work in July, between then and now, we have been able to clear approximately 5,000 tons of refuse from the streets. We packed no fewer than 45 to 50 trucks load of refuse daily. This gives a total of 1,500 trucks load of refuse monthly.

“We cannot be exact on the weight of the refuse we packed from the streets because it is not measured and is also not recycled.

“We only pack the refuse and dispose it at some other location, but it is not being put to use through recycling. These are supposed to be recycled.

“Firstly, wooden objects, plastics, and metals are separated from the remaining refuse which can then be used for the production of locally made manure.

“We have since put this plan in place and we are hopefully going to be recycling the refuses. We are going to establish the recycling centre where all the refuses will be dumped and utilised accordingly.”