Determined to ensure Lagosians adhere strictly to the hygiene standards that befits Lagos megacity status, the State Government has announced plans to reintroduce the suspended monthly environmental sanitation exercise across the state.

Aside from ensuring a cleaner Lagos, the government noted that the move would promote safer, and flood-free metropolis considering that the number of days the state will experience rainfall in 2025 has increased.

The move came barely nine years after ex-Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, cancelled the sanitation exercise, which was often held between 7am and 10am on the last Saturday of every month.

During the cancellation, the Ambode’s administration explained that considering the status of Lagos as a megacity, it was no longer appropriate to restrict movement for three hours.

But years after the cancellation, the sanitation standards had relapsed with many Lagosians contravening the law and not participating in activities that aids hygiene within their community.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on Sunday during an inspection tour of Idi-Araba, Orile Iganmu, and Alaba Rago in Ojo Local Government Area.