Economic Recession: Lagos State Cancels Monthly Environmental Sanitation Day

The Lagos State Government has terminated the monthly environmental sanitation exercise which normally holds for 3 hours on the last Saturday of every month.

The state's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, said the decision to cancel the monthly exercise followed a resolution arrived at Wednesday’s Executive Council meeting which approved the need for a robust review of the environmental laws and procedures in the state in order to meet the present day challenges and to promote a clean and healthy environment.

The Government noted that considering the present economic situation in the country, it was no longer appropriate to restrict movement of people for three hours in a mega city like Lagos at a time they should be pursuing commercial and entrepreneurial activities.