The Ekiti State Government has announced that the January edition of its monthly environmental sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, January 31, between 7am and 10am across the state.
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs Tosin Aluko-Ajisafe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti.
She said the theme for the exercise is, “Clean Your Environment and Be Safe from Epidemic,” stressing that environmental cleanliness remains critical to preventing disease outbreaks and safeguarding public health.
According to the commissioner, movement will be restricted during the three-hour sanitation period, except for persons on essential duties.
Aluko-Ajisafe urged residents to participate actively in the exercise, adding that market women are expected to clean their shops on Thursday, while government workers are to clean their offices on Friday, ahead of the exercise.
She said Environmental Health Officers from the ministry, local governments, local council development areas, non-governmental organisations and security agencies would be deployed to monitor compliance and enforce sanitation laws.
The commissioner reaffirmed the commitment of the state government to environmental health, noting that sustainable sanitation requires the collective effort of both the government and the people.
She called on residents to comply with the sanitation schedule, saying, “Environmental cleanliness is not negotiable. A clean environment means a healthier population.”
