Sanwo-Olu’s wife hails residents on sanitation compliance
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday lauded residents of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) for the hi gh level of compliance recorded during the reintroduced
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday lauded residents of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) for the hi gh level of compliance recorded during the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
Speaking while monitoring the exercise at the council, she described residents’ participation as encouraging, noting that the initiative was gradually gaining acceptance across the state.
“I think the assessment for this morning is good. It was flagged off last month, and we are having the first exercise today. We have seen residents come out to participate. It is a gradual process, and people are becoming more aware,” she said.
She urged Lagosians to sustain the momentum by maintaining cleanliness beyond the monthly exercise.
“You don’t have to wait till sanitation day. Clean your environment daily. We also brought students out to encourage leadership by example and to catch them young,” she said.
Chairman of Ikoyi/Obalende LCDA, Bola Oladunjoye, attributed the high turnout to grassroots awareness campaigns.
“We deployed radio jingles, newspapers and sensitisation in Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and Pidgin to reach more residents,” he said.
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Oladunjoye added that sustaining the momentum through continuous public enlightenment remains key, stressing that environmental cleanliness is a collective responsibility essential for public health.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said compliance level across the state exceeded 98 per cent, attributing the success to voluntary participation and grassroots sensitisation.
“Vehicles were largely off the roads, and people complied. Lagosians want to keep the state clean and safe,” he said.
He explained that the government deliberately avoided strict enforcement, opting instead to build community ownership and a sustainable culture of environmental responsibility.
“There is no law or judgment stopping Lagos State from restricting movement, but we chose to build consensus and participation,” he said, adding that the state would assess performance across councils and reward the cleanest local government areas.
A resident, Ajoke Olatunji, urged Lagosians to adopt a culture of cleanliness to safeguard public health.
She added that consistent sanitation practices would go a long way in preventing diseases and keeping communities safe.
