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Lagos State Government has reinstated its monthly environmental sanitation exercise, bringing to an end a suspension that lasted nearly a decade.
Residents in several parts of the state participated in the exercise on Saturday, with compliance observed in areas such as Ikoyi, Obalende, Ikorodu where individuals were seen cleaning their surroundings.
The reintroduced programme is now scheduled to run for two hours, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., representing a reduction from the previous three-hour duration of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
The sanitation exercise was originally suspended in 2016 after a court ruling declared the restriction of movement during the exercise unconstitutional.
Ahead of its resumption, the state government had indicated that movement would be regulated within the exercise period to enable residents carry out comprehensive cleaning of their homes, immediate environment and drainage channels.
Providing further clarification, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, explained that the exercise would take place on the last Saturday of every month.
“Following the symbolic flag-off of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise along the Mushin–Agege Motor Road corridor on Saturday, March 14, 2026, I wish to provide further clarity on the modalities of the programme as we prepare for the first exercise on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
“The exercise will hold every last Saturday of the month between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. During this period, there will be controlled movement across the state to allow residents to carry out thorough cleaning of their homes, surroundings and drainage frontages,” he said.
Lagos resumes monthly environmental sanitation after nearly 10 years
