Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, issued a stern warning to residents who engage in the harmful practices of littering drains and removing manhole covers, declaring that the menace must be brought to an end.

Speaking at the Campos Playground, Odunlami Street, during the flag-off of a community-based environmental sanitation awareness programme, the Governor called on residents to take action and prioritise environmental cleanliness in their daily lives.
Mr Sanwo-Olu, alongside the deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, lamented that manhole covers in most streets have been removed and littered with refuse. He stressed that he also observed littering of drains in some streets on Lagos Island.
He said, “the awareness/sensitisation campaign will be taken round all the 57 local government areas and local council development areas (LCDAs) to ensure that the initiative is embraced by every member of the community while ensuring that Lagosians have access to a clean, safe, flood-free and sustainable environment.”