The monthly sanitation exercise will come up on Saturday, 25th May, 2024 being the last Saturday of the month, commencing from seven to nine o’clock in the morning (7:00 – 9:00 a m.)
Yakub Aliagan, the Press Secretary,
Ministry of Environment made this known in a statement on Thursday night.
The statement reads, “This month’s exercise will be a modified one, therefore members of the public should note that, both vehicular and human movements is allowed across the state, due to the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) organised by National Examinations Council (NECO) as well as Teacher’s promotion exercise.
‘Not withstanding, residents of the State are enjoined to fully participate in the exercise, by cleaning both residential and business environments.
“As usual, Waste Management trucks would be available for waste collections and subsequent disposal of same, at the dump site and illegal dump sites in some of the major areas within the metropolis, will be cleared.
“In the light of this, residents are hereby warned that, it is an offence to dump refuse on pedestrian walkways, road medians, drainages, canals and other unapproved dump sites.
“In the same vein, any attempt to obstruct government officials from carrying out their statutory obligations will be vehemently resisted, within the ambit of the law.”