Lagos introduces cleanest council competition, warns residents against dumping refuse in canals

By Lukman Olabiyi
The Lagos State Government has introduced a cleanliness competition among the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs), with the aim of identifying and rewarding the cleanest council in the state.
The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen environmental sanitation, discourage indiscriminate waste disposal and promote healthier communities across Lagos.
The Wife of the Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, disclosed this while monitoring the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Ikorodu, where she urged residents to sustain the cleanliness drive beyond the last Saturday of every month.
She challenged Ikorodu residents to inten...