Mixed reactions greeted the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Lagos State on Saturday, as many residents complied with movement restrictions but recorded limited participation in cleanup activities.
The
Lagos State Government recently reinstated the exercise, scheduled for the last
Saturday of every month between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., as part of efforts to
promote a cleaner and healthier environment.
Commercial
activities were largely suspended across parts of the state as residents
observed the restriction order. However, active participation in sanitation
efforts remained low in several communities.
Correspondents
of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise in Iyana-Ipaja
and Alaguntan/Alimosho areas, observed that shops and businesses remained
closed in compliance with government directives.
While
some residents cleaned their surroundings, many stayed indoors throughout the
exercise.
In
spite of the restriction, a few food vendors operated within the Iyana-Ipaja
market and nearby motor parks, selling to travellers and passengers waiting for
movement restrictions to be lifted.
At
several parks in Iyana-Ipaja, commuters were seen waiting patiently to continue
their journeys, while some had already boarded buses ahead of the reopening of
roads.
The
usually busy Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at Iyana-Ipaja appeared unusually quiet,
with only minimal activity recorded. Some youths, however, took advantage of
the reduced traffic to play football on the road.
Most
residents remained indoors, with only a handful observed clearing gutters and
cleaning their immediate surroundings.
Officials
of the BRT monitoring and enforcement team were deployed to ensure compliance
and maintain order.
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