Residents of Alimosho area of Lagos State on Saturday expressed frustration over months of uncollected refuse, saying the situation was undermining the objectives of the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria across Akiwowo, Apatira and Alaguntan areas, said they remained committed to keeping their surroundings clean but urged authorities to ensure prompt evacuation of waste.
NAN reports that Lagos State resumed its monthly environmental sanitation exercise on April 25, 2026, after a nearly 10-year break.
The exercise holds from 6.30am to 8.30am on the last Saturday of every month, with restriction of movement during the period.
A resident of Apatira Street, Mr Shola Aboro, said residents had continued to comply with the sanitation directive in spite of challenges with waste evacuation.
“I have done my part of the sanitation this morning and hope to continue in order to keep
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