The Kwara State government on Tuesday announced a modified sanitation exercise to allow for human and vehicular movements across the state.
The development, City and Crime reports, will serve as a huge relief to intra and interstate travellers during the period who have cause to pass through the state.
Hitherto, vehicle and human movement were not allowed from 7:00 am – 9:00 am on the last Saturday of the month.
According to a statement on Tuesday by the press secretary, Ministry of Environment, Yakub Kamaldeen Aliagan, “Residents are enjoined to fully participate in the exercise, by cleaning both residential and business environments.
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“Waste management trucks will be made available for waste collection and subsequent disposal of the same at the dump site of the metropolis. Also, some of the illegal dump sites in some major areas will be cleared.
“Kindly note that it is an offence to dump refuse on pedestrian walkways, road medians, drainage, canals and all other unapproved dump sites,” he added.
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