RSG Begins Campaign Against Bottled, Sachet Water Exposure To Sunlight …Urges Regular Hand Washing To Promote Hygiene

The Rivers State Government has launched the campaign against exposure of bottle and sachet water to sunlight.
The campaign was launched at the just-concluded 2021 Global Hand Washing Day celebration in Port Harcourt.
The Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Dr. Tamunosiai Gogo-Jaja said at the celebration that government was determined to check further consumption of contaminated water in the state.
Gogo-Jaja said that regular hand washing has become very important to prevent diseases.
He said the advent of Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the need for regular hand washing with soap.
According to him, the theme for the celebration: “Our Future Is At Hand, Let’s Move Forward Together”, was to emphasise the importance of hand washing in the promotion of good health, sanitation and hygiene in the society.
“If you are an African, our people will say that hand washing is our tradition before we eat.
“We washed our hands after we ate. But our attitude when we want to eat is bad.
“There is a difference between washing our hands and wetting our hands”, he said.
The commissioner charged all stakeholders to carry the same massage to every nook and crannies of the state.
The Rivers State Government also urged residents to imbibe the culture of regular hand washing in order to prevent deadly infections in the state.
Gogo-Jaja, said the state government was commitment to eradicating any infection and provides quality health care service to the people of the state.
He emphasised that the government has collaborated with international donor agencies to provide automated hand washing facilities strategically positioned at public places across the state, and advised residents to take advantage of the said facilities to wash their hands at each point in time.
In his remarks, representative of the Commissioner for Information and Communications, and Director in the ministry, Mr Celestine Ogolo, said regular hand washing promotes good health in the society.
Ogolo stressed the need for the public to imbibe the culture of hand washing to enable them remain healthier.
He commended the Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development for the campaign to improve sanitation and hygiene in the state.
Also speaking, the state Chairman, Water Producers Association of Nigeria, Mr Egberi Odiri Mackson, said the campaign against exposure of water to sunlight was timely, adding that his association has been in the forefront for the push against the menace.
It would be recalled that the global hand washing day is celebrated every October 15 to raise global consciousness of hand washing practice.

By: John Bibor & Oribim Nyanaa