Lagos State Government has urged residents to observe hygienic practices.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello tasked the residents on hygiene to prevent cholera outbreak in the state.
The Lagos State Government has told residents to prevent the outbreak of cholera in the state by observing hygienic practices.
Bello urged members of the public to maintain a clean environment in a statement on Sunday.
The Commissioner said, “Cholera only thrives in unhygienic conditions. Practices, such as open defecation, drinking untreated water from unclean sources, improper disposal of refuse, and not washing hands with soap must be stopped.”
Bello maintained that the government would continue sensitising its citizens on the need to adhere to hygienic rules.
“This present administration has embarked on sensitisation measures, including door-to-door campaign round neighbourhoods and estates by environmental sanitation officers and public awareness campaign to markets, public places, and parks.
“These campaigns are also being stepped up in the media. We urge members of the public to adhere to the process by ensuring that proper toilet facilities are provided in residences and when people are outdoors, public toilets or mobile toilets must be used.
He added, “All tenements and property owners must prevent exposure of refuse; waste should be properly bagged and disposed of through approved Private Sector Participation operators.”
