Contrary to rumours, Ogun State Government has said that it is not contemplating the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state, but will instead invest more in waste management equipment for a cleaner, healthier and safer environment.

Governor Dapo Abiodun stated this during the commissioning of waste management equipment, operational vehicles, and an office block to mark the six-month tenure of the incumbent Special Adviser and Managing Director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Farouk Adeniyi Akintunde, in Abeokuta.

The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Ola Oresanya, said the state had grown beyond the monthly sanitation exercise since six years ago, as everyday is now environmental sanitation day in the state, hence no need to pick any special day in a month during which the state will be shut down for some hours all in the name of sanitation day in the Gateway State.

Abiodun, therefore, used the opportunity to commend residents of the state, Community Development Associations (CDAs), owners of commercial outlets and captains of industry for their cooperation so far with the state government in keeping the state clean, assuring them that his administration will continue to empower and equip the Ministry of the Environment and her sister agencies – OGEPA and OGWAMA – for better service delivery statewide.