The Lagos State Government will resume its monthly environmental sanitation exercise on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 6:30am to 8:30am across the state. Commissioner for Environment Tokunbo Wahab confirmed the date on Friday, stating that no court has invalidated the exercise. He emphasized that the Court of Appeal had ruled in favour of the state, affirming the legality and constitutionality of the laws backing the sanitation enforcement.
Wahab dismissed claims that the exercise was suspended, calling them deliberate misinformation. He described environmental cleanliness as a shared responsibility between government and residents. Major transport unions controlling about 90 per cent of vehicles in Lagos have agreed not to operate during the two-hour window. Government vehicles will also remain off the roads during the period.
Exceptions will be made for emergencies, scheduled flights, and students sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been fully mobilized to collect generated waste. Environmental health officers will inspect properties and issue abatement notices to defaulters. Wahab urged residents to participate actively, saying the initiative aims to create a cleaner, healthier, and flood-free Lagos.
Tokunbo Wahab insists no court has stopped sanitation, yet his need to publicly correct false claims suggests the government's messaging has already failed Lagosians. The commissioner's appeal for collective action rings hollow when residents must be reminded that courts did not ban an exercise they were never properly consulted on. If 90 per cent of transport unions had to be convinced, what about the ordinary commuter who relies on them? Two hours of enforced stillness may clean streets, but not the gap between policy and public trust.
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