The Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) on Saturday extended its environmental sanitation campaign beyond residential estates to major highways.
The association urges residents in the area to complement the Lagos State Government’s efforts in keeping public infrastructure clean.
The exercise, which covered the Coastal Road corridor to the Ajah under bridge in Lagos, formed part of the association’s environmental sustainability drive under its 2026 strategic plan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that LERSA is an umbrella body representing more than 100 estates from the 1004 area to Epe.
Chairman, Environment Committee, LERSA, Mrs Ronke Akinsete, said the exercise aligned with LERSA’s 2026 agenda on beautification, horticulture, tree planting, environmental cleaning and public sensitization.
Akinsete said that the initiative would promote shared responsibility for environmental cleanliness.
‘’The association combines awareness campaigns with practical clean-up exercises because both are essential to achieving lasting environmental change, ‘’ she said.
She recalled that LERSA partnered with the state government in 2025 to plant trees across its member estates to improve environmental sustainability.
“We have been carrying out cleaning and sensitization simultaneously because one cannot succeed without the other across our estates.
“In 2025, we went round our estates planting trees in collaboration with the Lagos State Government to support environmental sustainability.
“We realized that when trees die, humanity also suffers. While trees are being felled in some places, we are planting more to regenerate the environment,” Akinsete said.
Also, the Chairman, Stakeholder Engagement Committee, LERSA, Mrs Ibiye Ekong, said residents and other stakeholders must understand that environmental sanitation extended beyond individual neighborhoods.
Ekong noted that many residents participated in the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise within their immediate surroundings.
She said, however, LERSA had expanded its efforts to major roads and public spaces that affected commuters.
“We appreciate what the Federal Government has done with the Coastal Road, which has significantly reduced travel time.
“We must all play our part in protecting the infrastructure by keeping the environment clean.
“As an advocacy body, we will continue to collaborate with government and environmental agencies to preserve our environment,” she said.
On his part, the Chairman, Communication and Publicity Committee, LERSA, Mr Abayomi Benson, urged residents to embrace sanitation as a daily culture.
He said environmental cleanliness should not be left to government alone, stressing that every resident had a role to play in protecting the environment.
“Keeping the environment clean is a daily responsibility, not a once-in-a-while activity,” Benson said. (NAN).
