Residents of Ogun State have been charged to troop out en masse and clean their immediate environment as the monthly sanitation exercise in the State holds this Saturday, 28th September between the hours of seven and 10 in the morning. Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Lanre Tejuoso who gave the charge in a statement today in Abeokuta disclosed that there would be a restriction of both human and vehicular movements during the three-hour period to enable residents and corporate bodies participate actively in the monthly exercise. He stated that as usual, mobile courts would be mounted in major cities of Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu and Sango- Ota to prosecute defaulters, adding that Environmental Corps and members of other law enforcement agencies will equally be on hand to ensure strict compliance and enforcement of the State environment laws during the exercise. “The monthly environmental sanitation in Ogun State holds this Saturday between the hours of 7am and 10 a.m. We enjoin residents and corporate bodies to observe the exercise as all human and vehicular movements will be restricted till the end of the 3-hour exercise. Mobile courts would be mounted across the State for trial and prosecution of anyone who contravenes the order” the Commissioner noted. While assuring that trucks and Waste Compactors would be made available to cart away dirts, Tejuoso urged residents to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse into canals, drainages and other undesignated sites, pointing out that the consequence of such habits could result into flooding that could destroy properties and sometimes, loss of life. “ We have got to the stage that we could no longer fold our arms but encourage cleanliness and beautiful environment devoid of health and environmental hazards, therefore all hands must be on deck to take up sanitation of environment more seriously so that we can all live peacefully in the cleanliest environment where life and business can thrive without any form of environmental hazard’’ he remarked .
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