Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the reintroduction of monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the State.
Gatekeepers News reports that this comes after various calls for Lagos government to reintroduce the exercise, for a cleaner and healthier state.
State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab revealed this through a 21-second video posted on X.
Wahab noted that the Governor will soon announce the development as it will take effect in July.
He said, “Our governor and the state executive council have approved the reintroduction of the monthly sanitation exercise in Lagos state, beginning from this month”
Speaking in Yoruba, he added,” The governor will personally make the announcement.”
Lagos state government had in November 2016 cancelled the sanitation exercise, which was held between 7 am and 10 am on the last Saturday of every month.
Commissioner of Information then, Steve Ayorinde, had asserted that it was no longer appropriate to restrict movement for three hours because Lagos is a megacity.
Ayorinde added that the government approved the cancellation for “a robust review of the environmental laws and procedures in the state in order to meet the present day challenges and to promote a clean and healthy environment.”
