Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hinted at the possible reinstatement of the state-wide monthly sanitation exercise.
He made this remark during an inspection on Friday, September 22, while assessing various areas of the state to ensure compliance with the government’s environmental sanitation initiatives.
The governor expressed displeasure with the continued disregard for environmental laws, especially those trading under the bridges and roadsides.
He restated his administration’s zero tolerance for illegal trading on roads, bridges, and setbacks across the metropolis.
Sanwo-Olu also urged commercial bus drivers to comport themselves and stay within the garages allocated to them.
He said: “We need to do a bit of road clean up, but business owners in the areas we visited have given their commitment to henceforth keep their environment clean at all times.
“We also went under the Apongbon Bridge to see what is happening there, especially given the unfortunate incident of last year. Let me reiterate the government’s zero-tolerance policy for trading under the bridges in Lagos.
“Our commercial bus drivers also need to comport themselves, they need to organise themselves and stay within the parking garages that have been allocated to them. The ones at Apongbon are well-behaved, and we hope they will continue like this.
“This exercise will continue next week as hope to reach every part of the city to tell our people why we need to clean up and ensure the regeneration of our neighbourhood.
“I will also be consulting with the Ministry of Environment to see if it’s possible to re-introduce the monthly environmental sanitation so we can bring back the sanity of a liveable city that we used to know. We have seen a lot of lopsidedness and recklessness, and we need to curtail all abuses on our environment. We will work out a model to sustain our zero tolerance on environmental and transportation infractions.”
The governor moved from Marina to Orile Iganmu, Alaba Suru, Mile 2, and down to Apongbon. He was accompanied by Commissioners Tokunbo Wahab (Environment); Gbenga Omotoso (Information and Strategy); Seun Osiyemi (Transportation); and Sola Giwa (SA Transport), among other government functionaries.
