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SANWO -OLU READS RIOT ACT TO RESIDENTS WHO LITTER DRAINS, VANDALISE MANHOLES





           As Gov launches weekly community centred environmental awareness campaign  


The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday read the riot act to residents who litter the drains and remove manholes, saying a stop must be put to such habit.


The Governor who spoke at the Campos playground, Odunlami street, while flagging of a community based environmental sanitation awareness programme, urged all residents to take action by prioritizing environmental cleanliness in their daily lives. 


The Governor who expressed dismay at the level of littering of drains he observed while touring some streets on Lagos Island, advised that it is high time all residents embrace good environmental habits to avoid any form of disease breakout in the state. 


The Governor in company of his deputy Dr Obafemi Hamzat also lamented that on the streets he visited, most of the manholes have been removed and littered with refuse.


He said the awareness / sensitization campaign will be taken round all the 57 local Government and LCDA to ensure that the initiative is embraced by every member of the community while ensuring that Lagosians have access to a clean, safe, flood free and sustainable environment.



He added that LAWMA officials would soon  commence the distribution of waste bags and waste bins to tenements across the state to aid the proper bagging of refuse. 


He promised that a gang made up of officials of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and that of the Environment would be constituted to tackle the issue of manhole removal.


The Governor hinted that he would lead the Members of the Executive council every weekend  to clean streets, neighbourhoods, desilt  drainages and ensure evacuation of waste saying the exercise would be a continuous culture before a decision is taken on the resumption of the Monthly Sanitation Exercise. 


Sanwo - Olu said the day which coincides  with the annual Tree planting Day with is celebrated globally on the 14th of July encourages residents to  embrace tree planting culture, stressing that trees are not just for beautification but to regulate temperature and mitigate the effects of climate change.


Earlier in his welcome address, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab said the awareness on the re- introduction Sanitation Exercise was pertinent in order to promote a clean and healthy environment, as well as encourage community participation in waste management to  reduce the risk of disease outbreaks. 


"As we all know that the  Monthly Environmental Sanitation was a culture in Lagos State some years back as such the awareness of the re- introduction  of exercise in the State is going to be another bold step of the present administration.


Wahab  said undertaking the sanitation of the environment provides  a ground for people to become hygienic for the safeguard of their health, which will also increase the life-span of residents through the promotion of cleanliness.


 He said with the government's effort to  create awareness and sensitize the citizens on the re-introduction of the exercise, all residents are encouraged to imbibe the culture of cleaning their homes, surroundings, drainages in front of their tenements and streets.


He added that the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) officials would always be on ground to collect bagged waste and dispose them properly.


The event was witnessed by dignitaries including the Chairman House Committee on the Environment, Hon Olanrewaju Afinnih, Special Adviser on the Environment, Engr Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, Permanent Secretaries in Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji Tajudeen and Drainage Services and.Water Resources, Engr Mahamood Adegbite.



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