Nigeria, April 29, 2016 – The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to hold the April 2016 environmental sanitation on Saturday, April 30, 2016.
In a statement, Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare said the exercise has not been cancelled and that the restriction of human and vehicular movement across the state between the hours of 7.00am -10.000am remains in force.
He urged residents to troop out in large numbers and participate actively in the sanitation exercise by cleaning their homes, gutters, drains as well as their frontages, emphasizing that the period of environmental sanitation is not meant for any social and sporting engagements but for a serious cleaning exercise.
The Commissioner advised residents of the State to desist from dumping waste arbitrarily into the drainage channels and canals in order to attain a flood-free Lagos, warning residents who still patronize cart pushers to desist from the illegal act.
He re-assured the people of the State that government is determined and committed to attain a sustainable environment, urging Lagosians to key in into the Governor’s vision of a cleaner Lagos by abstaining from bad environmental habits such as open defecation and urination, littering the highways.
The Commissioner restated that the Zero tolerance to street trading and all environmental abuses is in place to take the cleanliness of the Lagos megacity to a comparable level with its peers anywhere in the world, adding that Government will continue to maintain sanity in markets now dotted with all manners of shanties and illegal structures, like attachments to tenements and containers.
He warned that if they were not removed within the stipulated time they will be demolished and tenements harboring them will be penalized according to relevant laws in the state.
Adejare directed to the PSP Waste Managers to join hands with the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in its commitment to rid the state of filth and ensure a cleaner and healthier environment, stressing that a clean and healthy environment is capable of attracting more investors to boost the economy of the state.
He urged the waste managers to respond to their responsibilities of clearing the waste generated by the citizenry in the state.
