By Our Correspondent
……..As the weekly sanitation Advocacy Campaign train moves to Bariga LCDA.
The Lagos State Government has re-emphasised the importance of good sanitation practices amongst all residents to ensure a clean, flood free, safe and sustainable environment.
Mr Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, made the remarks during the weekly community based environmental sanitation advocacy, on Sunday, at Bariga LCDA.
TheNewsZenith quotes Wahab as charging residents to “make good sanitation practices a daily affair”.
He said the state government introduced the weekly advocacy to promote good sanitation practices.
This is ahead of the formal commencement of the monthly Sanitation Exercise.
“We are trying to ramp up sensitisation and advocacy before the formal commencement of the monthly environmental sanitation.
“Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will soon be announce the repackaged monthly sanitation exercise,” the commissioner said.
He said relevant government agencies have investigated and found that some houses in Bariga area channelled their septic tanks into the drainages.
This, Wahab said is unhygienic and that government would seal such houses by the appropriate agency.
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The commissioner implored residents to support the government effort through regular cleaning of the drainages.
He warned them to desist from the unwholesome act of illegal waste disposal.
“It is expedient for everyone to take ownership of all infrastructure provided by the government.”
The Chairman of Bariga LCDA, Mr Kolade Alabi, lamented that the popular Ekimogun road, recently commissioned by Gov Sanwo-Olu “is in a sorry state because of the unsanitary attitude of residents”.
Alabi warned residents of Bariga to stop littering the roads and canals with wastes.
“We must bag our wastes and always patronise the PSP in disposing such wastes,” he said.
According to him, the government is determined to ensure cleaner environment iat all times
He said the government would make wastes bins available to every house in Bariga at a reasonable amount.
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