CLEANER ENVIRONMENT: LASG Seeks Full Participation Of Residents…….As 2021 Sanitation Competition amongst Local Councils Ends
Lagos State Government has sought full participation of citizens in its efforts to achieve a cleaner environment as the Y2021 Sanitation Competition for the cleanest Local Council Area came to a climax with the presentation of various awards.
Speaking at the event held at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, the Secretariat Alausa, Ikeja, on Friday, the First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, said the task of environmental cleanliness cannot be left to the government alone, stressing that the failure of service delivery to people and communities and lack of sustainable outcomes are direct results of the non-participation of the people in the exercise.
Dr. Sanwo-Olu, represented by Mrs. Oyindamola Ogunsanwo, recalled that since the inception of the present administration, the State had resolved to rescue the environment from all forms of abuse, as such had declared zero tolerance on environmental nuisance.
She stated that the event was put together to encourage community participation and foster a good relationship between the two tiers of government, State and Local Government Areas, in terms of environmental sanitation and community cleanliness.
The Lagos First Lady expressed concern about the unsanitary conditions of some communities, adding that the exercise was designed to assess the state of environmental sanitation across the communities with respect to waste management, street cleaning, tertiary drainage maintenance and community beautification
