The Appeal Court in Lagos has nullified the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Lagos and urged the State Government not to restrict people’s movement on that day. The development was contained in a judgment delivered by Justice Ugochukwu Ogakwu of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division.
According to a report by PM News, the court banned the State government from further restricting anyone’s movement within Lagos State at any time or day whatsoever on the basis of environmental sanitation as there is no written law to that effect.
Justice Ogakwu stated that in the absence of a written law prescribing the same, the Governor’s directive for people in Lagos State to stay at home and not to move about thereby restricting movement of persons in Lagos State within the hours of 7.00am to 10.00am on the last Saturday of every month was unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.
The suit was brought before the court by a citizen, Faith Okafor (Appellant) against the Lagos State Government (Respondent).
Furthermore, the court restrained the Lagos State Government and its affiliates from further arresting anyone whatsoever on the basis of a purported environmental sanitation offence or trying anyone in the ..... read more here. http://insidemainland.com/2016/11/08/court-nullifies-monthly-sanitation-exercise-lagos/

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