Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Osun State Government has reiterated its continuous efforts in providing a conducive and enabling environment for the entire people of the state.
The state Commissioner for Environment, Sanitation and Physical Planning, Sanitarian Idowu Korede made this known on Monday at a Press Conference to herald this year World Environment Day.
The Commissioner emphasised that, part of the Six Integral Action Plan of the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola was to make life more bearable for the people through the provision of clean and hygienic environment.
Korede, who warned people to desist from dumping refuse into the stream said there must be a complete zero tolerance for flooding in the state.
The Commissioner, enjoined people to be living in a good environment while they should shun the habit of open defecation in order to avert epidemic diseases in Osun, adding that prevention is better than cure.
Korede, informed that enforcement has already been put in place by the state government to deal with anyone that violates environmental policy while people should desist from noise and air pollution saying efforts to protect our nature cannot be over emphasised.
World Environment Day is an International celebration commemorated every year on 5th June to recognise the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment at Stockholm in 1972.
The Theme for this year celebration is “Connecting People To Nature”.
Reported by Richard Akintade, Osogbo
