The Lagos State  Government  on Sunday reiterated its commitment to continue to take the sanitation advocacy Campaign for residents round the state until residents  imbibe the culture of good environmental sanitation and  hygienical practices.
Addressing Market traders / residents  at Alamutu Market, Idi – Oro Mushin during the community based Sanitation Exercise/ Sensitization, the Special Adviser on Environment,  Engr. Olakunle Rotimi – Akodu, said maintaining a clean environment is a must for all residents to keep all types of disease at bay.
Akodu who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Omobolaji Gaji and Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Engr Mahamood Adegbite and Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin had earlier engaged in cleaning the drainage on Agege Motor Road by desilting it, while a waste truck carted it away.
He explained that the clean up exercise is a follow up to the Mr Governor’s pronouncement on Community  based Sanitation, saying  the environment must be clean and food handling process must be also  hygienic to ensure socio -economic wellbeing of all residents.
While addressing traders at Alamatu market on the state of the environment, Akodu reminded them that the market was shut down late last year as a result  of the unsanitary habits advising the traders  to clean the market  and environs and the heaps of refuse immediately while desisting from street trading.
“As we all know that all forms of diseases are  spread through contaminated water and food that are results of unhygienic and poor sanitation practices such as open defecation, poor waste management and poor personal hygiene amongst others. As such our Sanitation Exercise should be an everyday practice and not only on thursdays” he said.
L-R; Special Adviser on Environment, Mr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu; Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji; his Counterpart in the Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahamood Adegbite and Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, during the weekly Environmental Sensitization and Clean up exercise, held on Sunday July 21, 2024, at Alamutu Market, Agege Motor Way, Mushin, Lagos State.
He said the community  sanitation / Advocacy is a continuous exercise that will move across  the 57 LGs / LCDAs as well as public spaces,  markets amongst  others with the aim of sustainable good sanitation practices amongst the people.
He said the state is embarking on this advocacy campaign to ensure that the citizens voluntarily continue with the culture adding that if there is no positive change Government may consider a reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercises.
The Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr. Omobolaji Gaji, whilst also speaking, said the exercise was to create awareness among the residents on the importance of sanitation practices as a veritable means of controlling and preventing communicable diseases.
“If we deal with the environment properly, the environment will also treat us right and our life span will surely be increased” he said.
He charged all residents to take charge of their environment by cleaning it always and ensure they blow the whistle when their neighbours engages in unsanitary behaviours as the government cannot be everywhere.
The Managing Director, LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegeshin noted that part of the essence of the exercise is to ensure that every house in Lagos own a waste bin and residents should always patronise the PSP operators and not the cart pushers
He said if all residents keep their environment clean always and bear in mind the importance of good sanitation practices in the state, the exercise would improve the economic  activities across the metropolis.
Areas visited include Agege Motor Road; Alamatu Market, Idi – Oro; Labinjo Street; Adeyanju Street and Makinde Street  all in Mushin Local Government Area.
Signed 
Kunle Adeshina
Director Public Affairs
MOE&WR
July Sunday 21st, 2024

Lagos State Ministry of Environment & Water Resources

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