It is hereby announced for the information of the public, particularly residents in Delta State, that the monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise for September will hold across Delta State on Saturday, September 30th 2023, between the hours of 7am and 10am.
During the exercise, there will be restriction of vehicular and human movements, except those on essential duties, and residents are advised to clean up their immediate surroundings, de-silt drains and ensure proper disposal of waste as well as fumigate their premises.
A statement signed by the Director of Public Communication in the Ministry of Information, Mrs Theresa Oliko, indicated that the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Jamani Tommy Ejiro; the Permanent Secretary, staff of the ministry and other relevant authorities would monitor the clean- up exercise.
The statement added that officials of the Delta State Waste Management Board, Local Government councils and other relevant authorities would evacuate the resultant refuse to approved dump sites in the state.
It, however, cautioned that those found not taking part in the exercise would be brought before mobile magistrate courts and prosecuted accordingly.