The Lagos State Government is heading to the Appeal Court to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court which cancel restriction of movement of people during the monthly environmental sanitation in Lagos.
“We
are of course not satisfied with that decision of the Federal High
Court looking at the density of Lagos being the highest population in
Nigeria,” he said.
He said the sanitation exercise had
made Lagos the toast and pride of the nation with many states coming to
understudy how Lagos is achieving success in the sanitation exercise.
“This
excercise and our sanitation programme in general have made Lagos the
envy of other states, many of whom have sent their officials to
understudy it.
“We strongly believe that it is a
necessary rule in a society such as ours. We are therefore filing an
appeal immediately,” Ipaye said.
On Monday, a Federal
High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, presided over by Justice Mohammed
Idris, nullified the restriction of movement during the monthly
environmental sanitation in the state.
The policy of
the Lagos State Government restricts citizens to their homes for three
hours between 7am and 10am every last Saturday of the month.
The court held that there is no law in force in Lagos State by which any citizen could be kept indoors, compulsorily.
The
court found that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
grants freedom of movement to every citizen, and such freedom cannot be
taken away by executive proclamation, in the absence of any law to that
effect.
It found that there is no regulation in force
currently in Lagos State which authorises the restriction of movement of
citizens, on the last Saturdays of the month, for the purpose of
observing environmental sanitation.
Human rights activist,
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, instituted the case against the Inspector-General
of Police and the Lagos State Government, to challenge the restriction
of human movements on the last Saturday of every month, for the purpose
of observing environmental sanitation.
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