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The Oyo State Government has announced that there would be total restriction of human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise holding on Saturday.
The restriction of movement, according to a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke, would, however, not affect those on essential duties, including health workers, journalists, and the law enforcement agents.
The statement, which indicated that the exercise would hold between 6am and 9am on Saturday, warned against the violation of the environmental sanitation law as deviants would face severe penalties.
There would be total restriction of human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise holding on Saturday in Oyo State.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke.
The statement, which indicated that the exercise would hold between 6am and 9am on Saturday, said it will not affect those on essential duties, including health workers, journalists, and the law enforcement agents.
It warned against the violation of the environmental sanitation law as deviants would face severe penalties.
“There shall be total restriction of both vehicular and human movement except for those on essential duties,” it read partly.
TODAY
January 29, 2021
The Oyo State Government, will on Saturday enforce the restriction order between 6am and 9 am during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
This is contained in a statement issued on Friday, by the State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr Idowu Oyeleke.
According to the statement; vehicular and human movements except for those on essential duties will be restricted during the period.
The commissioner, therefore, directed all the chairmen of local government and local council development areas to ensure compliance in their respective domains and ensure that citizens utilise the period to clean their surroundings.
He directed also all directors of environmental health services in the 33 LGAs and 35 LCDAs in the state to monitor the exercise as a matter of duty.