“Operation Clean Lagos” To Begin On The 16th Of September
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, today, said the state-wide Operation Clean Lagos will resume on September 16, 2016.
According to him, the operation will complement the earlier campaign initiated by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
He stated that
“this state-wide operation which will last till end of December is being co-ordinated by the Enforcement and Advocacy Department of the ministry, headed by Dr Abiodun Afolabi.
“Other agencies involved in the operation include LAWMA, KAI, the Civil defence Corp and other security agencies.
“The exercise, code-named ‘IBILE’ crusade, (acronym for the five divisions of the state, Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island and Epe), will restore the old glories of Lagos.
“There will be simultaneous carting away of all demolished illegal structures by LAWMA operatives.
“The gains of the exercise will be sustained by the Ministry’s six Zonal Zero Tolerance offices and men of the KAI Brigade.”
According to him, the clean-up operation will take-off state-wide from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. in all the five divisions of the state.
