Lagos abolishes monthly environmental sanitation exercise

Sequel to the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos declaring the Lagos State monthly environmental sanitation exercise held between 7:00a.m. and 10:00a.m. on the last Saturday of every month unconstitutional, the State Government on Wednesday announced its abolition.

This was contained in a statement the Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, issued after the State Executive Council meeting held at Lagos House, Alausa on Wednesday.

With the abolition of the exercise, however, the state government asked its residents to comply with all environmental laws and policies in the state, saying it would come up with a holistic approach and modern solutions to environmental challenges.

On November 8, the appellate court had nullified the exercise in Lagos State. In its decision, the court, presided over by Justice Ugochukwu Ogakwu, said the exercise was illegal, and ordered the state government not to restrict people’s movement on that day.