Lagos State Government on Wednesday debunked a viral fake news on social media, stating emphatically that the State has not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and is not starting any movement restriction by July ending.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a statement said the viral news was the work of mischief makers who were keen on confusing residents.
He urged all residents to disregard the content of the viral fake news and go about their lawful business endeavour, adding that there would be no restriction of movements on the last Saturday of July as erroneously included in the fake news.
Wahab explained that what the Governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu announced on Sunday during a sanitation sensitisation exercise at Campos playground on Lagos Island was that the state would start a weekly community based sensitisation and awareness exercise that would involve all residents.
In his words: “The Governor also stated that state government officials will lead from the front every week by going round to join residents in cleaning their environment in a voluntary manner while preaching the message.”
Wahab added that at no time did the governor made a pronouncement that the monthly exercise and restriction would start in July or any other month for now.
The Commissioner urged all residents to imbibe the culture of cleaning their surroundings all the time and not wait until the government declared a particular month for commencement of sanitation or restriction of movement.
