Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has proscribed human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise holding on Saturday, January 30.
Commissioner for environment and natural resources Abdulateef Oyeleke said in a statement on Friday that those on essential duties, including health workers, journalists, and law enforcement agents would not be affected.
“There shall be total restriction of both vehicular and human movement except for those on essential duties,” the statememt reads.
The sanitation will hold between 6am and 9am, according to the statement.
The government said violators would face severe penalties.
The statement also directed chairmen of local governments and local council development areas in the state to ensure compliance in their respective domains.
It also enjoined all directors of environmental health services in the 33 local governments and 35 local council development areas within the state to monitor the exercise as a matter of duty.
