Kazeem Ugbodaga
Babatunde Adejare, Commissioner for Environment
The Lagos State Government has again emphasised that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise has not been cancelled and that restriction of human and vehicular movement across the state between the hours of 7.00am -10.000am also remains in force.
The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, who announced this in a press statement also 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 was not meant for any social and sporting engagements but for a serious cleaning exercise.
He 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.
Adejare re-assured the people of the State that government was 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 was 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 our 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 would 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.
According to him, Lagosians must shun the habits of indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the roads, highways and drainages but imbibe the habit of proper bagging of wastes for easy collection by the operators.
For the attainment of total compliance with the restriction order and to ensure full involvement of Lagosians in the sanitation exercise, Adejare cautioned inter-state transport operators and workers to comply with the restriction order, warning that anyone caught violating the order, whether passengers or driver will be apprehended and prosecuted according to the State Environmental Sanitation Laws.
Adejare disclosed that the Law Enforcement Agencies, including the Nigerian Police Force and officials from LASTMA and KAI have been fully mobilized to enforce the restriction order on vehicular movement, emphasizing that any violators caught will also be prosecuted according to the State Environmental Sanitation Laws.
He sought the cooperation and support of the people of the State for the administration of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to deliver a progressive and economically viable State.
Lagos returns with no movement for monthly sanitation
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