By OLAITAN IDRIS

The Lagos State Government has provided further clarification on the modalities for the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise, ahead of its resumption on Saturday.

The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement on Wednesday following the symbolic flag-off of the exercise along the Mushin-Agege Motor Road corridor on March 14.

Wahab said the sanitation exercise would hold every last Saturday of the month between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

He said there would be controlled movement across the state during the period to enable resident to carry out proper cleaning of their homes, surrounding, and drainage frontages.

According to him, enforcement officers from the ministry, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Kick Against Indiscipline, the Lagos Waste Management Authority, and local government sanitation inspectors will monitor compliance.

He said physical inspections would be conducted during and after the sanitation window, while defaulters would be sanctioned in line with the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017.

Wahab added that LAWMA intervention trucks would be deployed to evacuate bagged waste generated during the exercise.

He also announced that rewards would be given to the cleanest Local Government Area, Local Council Development Area, and cleanest street to encourage healthy competition and community participation.

The commissioner urged residents to embrace the initiative and support government efforts toward building a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable Lagos. (NAN)