POOR ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION PRACTICE IN LAGOS STATE.

Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contacts with the hazards of waste.
Every last Saturday of the month between the hours of 7a.m to 10a.m, Environmental sanitation is observed in Lagos state which is the act of cleaning of our compounds and surrounding. We also have waste disposal trucks, street sweepers and weekly sanitation observed by market men and women, even after all this exercise Lagos still looks dirty, why?

          Our residential buildings, offices and markets lack adequate toilet-facilities and clean water, improper disposal of waste evacuated by trucks, is discipline by even the rich and educated, who have travelled out of the shores of Nigeria where things work still returns to Nigeria with the mentality of doing things in Nigerians way example throwing rubbish through there cars and house windows. Inadequate awareness lack of tough sanitation laws, and implementation, lack of empowerment on the Sanitary inspectors and motivation to carryout their routine tasks and funding.
To curb the poor sanitation practices in my view will be by
1.Effectively educating the masses on the effects of poor sanitation practices, through constant broadcast programs like jingles, dramas, talks on radio and television both in Yoruba, English, and local palace of pidgin languages.
2. Provision of adequate toilet facilities and clean water in public places.
3. Proper waste disposal channels.
4 public awareness campaigns by health inspectors, billboards handbill in market place etc.
5Adequate funding through government and private partnership
6 creating awareness through internets via social networks.
            With the use of the above highlighted methods I strongly believe that Lagos can begin to enjoy clean and healthy environments and consequently be rid of all the attendant negative consequences.

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