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Cholera: Sanwo-Olu Decries State Of Environmental Sanitation In Lagos

by George Okojie
1 year ago
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As Lagos State leads chart on the list of the three states with highest number of reported cases of cholera, Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday decried the level of environmental sanitation despite government’s interventions as “unacceptable,” vowing that the full weight of the law would henceforth be meted on offenders.

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The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had reported that of the 113 cases of cholera in the country, Lagos accounted for 104, followed by Ogun State with seven cases and Katsina state one.

Sanwo-Olu, also directed relevant authorities, stakeholders, and residents to ensure planting of trees with 20,000 targets in the next one year, as part of measures to mitigate the Climate Change effects, which are currently ravaging the world with attendant consequences.

The governor stated this during the flag-off of the environmental sanitation exercise campaign and the annual tree planting events, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources held at Campus Square, and Lagos House, Marina, Lagos Island, respectively.

Governor Sanwo-Olu in his address, condemned the removal of manholes and dumping of refuse into drainages thereby causing flooding and environmental hazards.

Speaking to Lagos Island residents on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu expressed dismay at the destruction of government properties meant to prevent flood and environmental problems.

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He warned that those caught will face severe consequences, and tasked the Ministries of Environment and Works to set up teams to tackle the issue.

“Manholes installed at strategic locations have been removed and we see refuse being dumped on these drainages and a whole lot of them have been blocked. This is completely unacceptable, and it is a shame on those that are doing it. They do not deserve to be amongst us.

“To destroy not only government properties, manholes that will preserve and protect your environment from flood and environmental issues. What could be the commercial benefit that you’d waste and destroy such investments?

“So the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Works and Infrastructures are going to be setting up gangs and if by whatever means you are caught, there are huge consequences to it.”

Harping on the environmental sensitisation exercise, he said, “We want to use this medium to start advocacy and conversation around how to bring back environmental sanitation and ensure that we improve the physical cleanliness in our environment, and the Centre of Excellence that we pride ourselves as its residents.”

The governor said it was necessary to do everything humanly possible to mitigate the effect of climate change.

Governor Sanwo-Olu further urged residents of the area to take up the “collective and individual responsibilities at ensuring that we can make a better physical use of our environment.”

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