The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to its citizens that failure to participate fully in the monthly environmental sanitation exercise on Saturday, April 25, could result in penalties.
Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, issued the warning in a statement on Wednesday, asking people in the state’s five divisions to stay indoors between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. to tidy their surroundings.
Before going about their everyday lives, he said, residents are expected to clean up their surroundings and empty the drains in front of their houses
Wahab pointed out that evacuation and compactor trucks have been stationed throughout the state as part of the government’s sufficient preparations for the exercise.
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has been positioned strategically to quickly remove waste and debris gathered during the exercise, he continued.
The commissioner stated that senior government officials would actively monitor activities in various locations to guarantee strict compliance.
He claims that while Olabode Agoro, the Head of Service, will oversee another team in a different local government area, Claudiana Sanwo-Olu, the First Lady of Lagos State, and members of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) will head a
Wahab also revealed that, in an effort to show support, the state’s major transportation unions have promised to halt operations during the sanitation period. He stated that on Saturday between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m., no cars would be used from large parks or terminals.
He clarified that the decision to resume the monthly sanitation exercise was made in response to numerous requests from locals who felt that a designated time should be set aside for group environmental cleaning.
According to Wahab, “the State Government’s decision to reinstate the monthly exercise is a result of the persistent clamor of residents who believe that a specific time and day should be set aside for all residents to clean their surroundings.”
The commissioner emphasized the need to restore the culture and value that the sanitation exercise once represented and urged Community Development Associations (CDAs) throughout the state to mobilize residents and make sure the exercise is successful.
In order to facilitate waste collection during the exercise, Wahab continued, local governments, local council development areas, and certain private organizations have contributed vehicles and equipment.
He issued a warning that enforcement teams, including environmental health officers, would be stationed throughout neighborhoods to keep an eye on compliance.
The commissioner emphasized that residents who do not participate would receive compliance notices from officers and would face legal action in accordance with Lagos State’s 2017 Environmental Management Law and other relevant laws.
The commissioner emphasized the need to restore the culture and value that the sanitation exercise once represented and urged Community Development Associations (CDAs) throughout the state to mobilize residents and make sure the exercise is successful.
In order to facilitate waste collection during the exercise, Wahab continued, local governments, local council development areas, and certain private organizations have contributed vehicles and equipment.
He issued a warning that enforcement teams, including environmental health officers, would be stationed throughout neighborhoods to keep an eye on compliance.
The commissioner emphasized that residents who do not participate would receive compliance notices from officers and would face legal action in accordance with Lagos State’s 2017 Environmental Management Law and other relevant laws.
The commissioner emphasized the need to restore the culture and value that the sanitation exercise once represented and urged Community Development Associations (CDAs) throughout the state to mobilize residents and make sure the exercise is successful.
In order to facilitate waste collection during the exercise, Wahab continued, local governments, local council development areas, and certain private organizations have contributed vehicles and equipment.
He issued a warning that enforcement teams, including environmental health officers, would be stationed throughout neighborhoods to keep an eye on compliance.
The commissioner emphasized that residents who do not participate would receive compliance notices from officers and would face legal action in accordance with Lagos State’s 2017 Environmental Management Law and other relevant laws.
The commissioner emphasized the need to restore the culture and value that the sanitation exercise once represented and urged Community Development Associations (CDAs) throughout the state to mobilize residents and make sure the exercise is successful.
In order to facilitate waste collection during the exercise, Wahab continued, local governments, local council development areas, and certain private organizations have contributed vehicles and equipment.
He issued a warning that enforcement teams, including environmental health officers, would be stationed throughout neighborhoods to keep an eye on compliance.
The commissioner emphasized that residents who do not participate would receive compliance notices from officers and would face legal action in accordance with Lagos State’s 2017 Environmental Management Law and other relevant laws.
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In accordance with the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Management Law and related legislation, the health officers would not hesitate to issue abatement notices to homes and individuals who do not take part in the exercise. As a result, their dates would be brought before the courts, according to Wahab.
On March 14, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu reinstated the monthly environmental sanitation exercise by directing senior government officials to inspect and clean portions of Agege Motor Road in Mushin.
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