The monthly environmental sanitation program, which was announced by the Lagos State Government, will resume on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
The news was made on Saturday in a statement by Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources.
The state government is promoting a cleaner and healthier environment, and he says that every month on the final Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., there will be a sanitation exercise.
While former governor Akinwunmi Ambode was in office, November 2016 was the last month that the monthly sanitation program was in effect. Prior to its suspension, the exercise would typically occur from 7 to 10 a.m. on the last Saturday of every month.
According to reports at the time, the Lagos Court of Appeal’s decision to deem movement restrictions during sanitation hours unlawful and a breach of individuals’ basic rights led to the program’s suspension.
As environmental worries grew throughout the state of Lagos in 2024, officials there started talking about the prospect of holding the cleanliness exercise again. Nonetheless, officials were very clear that the reintroduction would not include the prior movement restriction but would instead promote citizens’ voluntary involvement.
As part of his announcement, Wahab stated that the drill would formally resume on April 25, 2026.
“The monthly environmental sanitation exercise, which has been going strong from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM every month since April 25th, 2026, will resume on Saturday, April 25th, 2026,” the announcement announced.
The state administration has asked its citizens to do their part by cleaning up their neighbourhoods, removing debris from drainage channels near their houses, and disposing of trash in an appropriate manner.
The activity, according to officials, is an effort to lessen the impact of flooding and other environmental problems in the state by getting people to clean up after themselves.
To achieve a cleaner and more flood-resilient city, the statement further underlined the need of community participation.
At this time, it is the civic duty of the people to clean up their neighbourhoods, clear the drainage channels in their front yards, and dispose of trash in an appropriate manner.
We are all committed to making Lagos cleaner, healthier, and more flood-resistant, and this exercise is an essential element of that effort. This would have the full support of the government of Lagos State in terms of enforcement. We ended with the statement.