The Lagos State
Government says it has
cancelled the restriction of
movement during the May
edition of the monthly
sanitation scheduled for
Saturday.
The Commissioner for the
Environment, Tunji Bello,
said the decision was to
allow for a hitch-free
inauguration of the
incoming Governor of the
state, Akinwunmi Ambode,
and the President-elect,
Muhammadu Buhari.
The commissioner
explained that the
cancellation of the
restriction on movement
would allow Nigerians to
fully participate in the
inauguration and other
planned ceremonies.
Bello further stated that the
cancellation would allow
easy transportation of fuel
from tank farms in the
state to other parts of the
country.
The commissioner said,
“The Lagos State
Government has cancelled
restriction of human and
vehicular activities during
the May monthly sanitation
coming up this Saturday as
the state prepares for the
swearing-in/inauguration
ceremony of the new
governor.
“This cancellation is to
allow for a hitch-free
swearing-in and
inauguration coming up
both in Lagos and Abuja.
The restriction of
movement was lifted in
order to allow full
participation of our people
during the state and
national inauguration
ceremonies.
“The restriction of
movement was lifted to
also allow easy
transportation of fuel from
the various tank farms from
Lagos to other parts of the
nation, as well as allow
normalcy to return to our
roads. The next edition of
the cleaning exercise will
come up in June.”
The commissioner said the
government still expected
Lagosians, who were not
travelling for the
inaugurations, to clean
their homes, drainage
channels and the
environment.
He added that waste
managers would be
available to remove wastes
generated during the
cleaning exercise.
Bello said, “As we
gradually approach the
peak of the rainy seasons
Lagosians should dispose
their waste through
accredited operators, and
avoid dumping wastes in
drains.
“The government is
intensifying its mid-rain
deflooding programme in
order to reduce the
incidence of flooding to the
barest minimum in the
state.”