Ogun State government has lifted restriction of movement order for the monthly sanitation exercise in the state for the month of November.
The action was taken to allow secondary school students across the state to participate in the on-going National Examination Council, NECO, examination.
The announcement was made by the government in a statement by Mr. Kunle Somorin, chief press secretary to the Governor Dapo Abiodun.
He said the decision was taken following a consideration of the effect the restriction of movement order would have on the Mathematics paper in the NECO exams schedule for Saturday.
The statement reads in part: “It has become expedient that the interest of the students be considered. Mathematics is a general subject and we need to facilitate hitch-free preparation and movement of students, teachers and NECO officials and examiners to various centres where the exams would hold within and outside the state.”
The governor however warned that the monthly sanitation exercise should be observed.
According to him, all drainage channels should be kept free of silts and refuse to avoid flooding of homes that could lead to the destruction of lives and properties.
“Cleaning should not be one-month affair. We need to take care of our personal hygiene and clean our environment regularly and on a daily basis to avoid outbreak of cholera and other preventable and communicable diseases that could lead to epidemics,” the statement reads in part.
He said the Ministry of Environment and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) would go round to collect refuse generated during period.
Environmental Health Officers, he said, would ensure compliance with public health regulations and bring offenders to book.
