The Lagos government has announced modalities for the monthly environmental sanitation exercise ahead of its return on April 25.
In an X post
on Wednesday, Tokunbo Wahab, commissioner for environment and water resources,
said the exercise will hold on the last Saturday of every month between 6:30am
and 8:30am.
“Following the symbolic flag off of the monthly
environmental sanitation exercise along the Mushin Agege Motor Road corridor on
Saturday, March 14th, 2026, I wish to provide further clarity on the modalities
of the programme as we prepare for the first exercise on Saturday, April 25th,
2026,” the post reads.
Wahab said there will be controlled movement across the
state during the sanitation period to enable residents clean their homes,
surroundings, and drainage channels.
He noted that enforcement officers from the ministry of
environment, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Kick
Against Indiscipline (KAI), the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), and
local government sanitation inspectors will monitor compliance.
The commissioner warned that defaulters will be sanctioned
in line with the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law of
2017.
Wahab added that LAWMA trucks will be deployed to evacuate
bagged waste generated during the exercise.
“LAWMA intervention trucks will go around to cart away
bagged wastes generated during the exercise,” he said.
“I also wish to announce that there will be rewards for the
cleanest Local Government Area, Local Council Development Area, and the
cleanest street as part of efforts to encourage healthy competition and
community participation.”
Wahab urged residents to support the initiative to promote a
cleaner and safer environment across the state.
The state-wide cleaning by residents is returning nine years
after it was suspended in November 2016 following a court ruling against the
restriction of movement during the exercise.
A court of appeal held that restricting residents’ movement
during the sanitation hours violated citizens’ rights to personal liberty and
freedom of movement.
Before the suspension, the exercise was held on the last
Saturday of every month between 7am and 10am.
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