In furtherance to the commitment of the Nasarawa State Government towards confronting headlong, the sudden and unacceptable environmental condition in the Greater Karu Area of the State occasioned by the influx of people and generation of waste, His Excellency, Alhaji (Dr.) Aliyu Akwe Doma, OON (Madauchin Doma), Executive Governor of Nasarawa State has approved the constitution of a 16-man Special Task Force.

2.      Members of the Task Force are:

i.                   Group Captain Tanko Auta (Rtd.)          -        Chairman

ii.                Area Commander, Keffi Area,

The Nigeria Police,

Nasarawa State Police Command           -        Member

iii.             Unit Commander, Keffi Unit,

Federal Road Safety Corps,

Nasarawa State Sector                              -        Member

iv.             Director, Public Health and Disease

Control, State Ministry of Health           -        Member

v.                Director of Information,

State Ministry of Information                 -        Member

vi.             Director, Environmental Control,

Nasarawa State Urban

Development Board                                 -        Member

vii.          Director, Sanitation, Nasarawa State

Environmental Protection Agency         -        Member

viii.       Director, Sanitation, Nasarawa State

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Agency                                                      -        Member

ix.             Director, Health Services, Karu

Local Government Area                           -        Member

x.                District Head of Karu                               -        Member

xi.             Chairman, Youth Council

Karu LGA                                                 -        Member

xii.          Chairman, Market Women

Association, Karu LGA                           -        Member

xiii.       Mr. Iliya Dikko,

Community Leader,

Uke, Karshi Development Area              -        Member

xiv.        Alhaji Mohamadu Damatu,

Sarkin Hausawa Mararaba,

Karu LGA                                                 -        Member

xv.           Mr. Gideon Zadimi,

Former Supervisory Councillor,

Karu LGA                                                 -        Member

xvi.        Director, Environment, State

Ministry of Housing, Environment

And Urban Development                        -        Member

3.      The Terms of Reference of the Task Force are as follows:

i.                   To ensure the general environmental cleanliness of the Greater Karu Area on a sustainable basis;

ii.                To acquire appropriate domestic household dustbins and related refuse collection items for sale to the public

iii.             To acquire large size refuse bins and deploy same to strategic locations to enhance refuse collection operations;

iv.             To ensure public compliance with sanitations laws, regulations and norms;

v.                To ensure that defaulters and violators are sanctioned by appropriate authorities;

vi.             To mount public enlightenment campaign on good sanitary and environmental practices;

vii.          To partner with individuals and organisations in the discharge of the assignment.

4.      The Task Force has been given six (6) months within which to accomplish its assignment.

5.      The Task Force will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 27th July, 2010 at 10.00 a.m.

TIMOTHY A. ANJIDE

Secretary to the State Government