Nigeria, April 25 -- The Lagos State Government on Friday reaffirmed that the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, insisting no court ruling has stopped the programme.

The exercise, scheduled for 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., marks the return of the sanitation programme nearly a decade after it was suspended, with the state government urging residents to participate in cleaning their homes and surroundings.

In a statement posted on X, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, dismissed claims that the exercise lacked legal backing, saying the Court of Appeal had upheld the laws supporting its implementation and enforcement.

"Tomorrow morning between 6:30am and 8:30am, we beg...