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.”

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