By Chioma Umeha
By Dada Jackson
Iya Loja General of Nigeria, Chief Folashade
Tinubu-Ojo has urged market men and women and the people to support the Cleaner
Lagos Initiative (CLI) of the Lagos State Government, saying that the programme
is in the best interest of Lago
Speaking with reporters at the commissioning of
network of roads, Link Bridge and health centre in Alimosho area of the State,
the market leader said there was no question about the good intention of
government with the initiative, revealing that when fully implemented, the
people would spend less on treating all kinds of diseases.
Tinubu-Ojo, who described the initiative as timely
and necessary, noted that the Governor deserved to be commended for the huge
plan to massively address the issue of cleanliness of the environment.
Her words: “The initiative is very good and it is
a welcome development. There is no question about the fact that we need to keep
our environment very clean even for our own health.
“An adage says cleanliness is next to godliness
and health is wealth. When our environment is clean, everything will be
positively affected even our food intake. Everything will be fine and we spend
less on treatment of all kinds of diseases.
“So, I want to commend Governor Ambode for coming
up with this bold and highly timely initiative to ensure our environment is
clean.”
The market leader also counselled the people,
especially market men and women to always keep their environment clean and
abide by all rules and regulations concerning the environment.
She added: “I have always been saying it to our
people that our markets should always be kept clean and trading on the road is
prohibited and against the law and even the rules of market association. “So, I
will like to urge our market men and women to support and cooperate with
government in its bid to achieve a very clean environment because this new
initiative is definitely for our own good.”
