Eid El- Kabir: Lagos cancels Saturday’s environmental sanitation exercise

September 23, 2015 – Lagos State Government has cancelled the monthly environmental sanitation exercise slated for Saturday, September 26, 2015 .

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Mr. Oluwatoyin Onisarotu who disclosed this in Lagos said the state government recognizes the fact that lots of people may want to travel in and out of the state.

He advised Lagosians to celebrate in moderation, urging them to use the opportunity of the festive period to clean their environment and properly bag their wastes to allow for easy collection and disposal to designated dumpsites by Lagos State Waste Management Authourity (LAWMA) and PSP Operators.

He urged all and sundry to join the state crusade to attain a cleaner, healthier and sustainable environment, capable of promoting economic growth and well-being of the entire citizenry.

The Permanent Secretary further implored residents to desist from dumping waste indiscriminately into canals and drainages thereby blocking the drainage channels.

Onisarotu noted that since the rainy season is not yet over, there could still cases of flooding in the metropolis, noting that the state has been free from flooding because of the abatement measures taken by the government.