SANITATION: LAWMA TO DISTRIBUTE WASTE BAGS, BINS TO LAGOS TENANTS
Read Time:2 Minute, 45 Second
Tenants around the state will soon get waste bags and rubbish containers from representatives of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
The Lagos Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources made this revelation in a statement on Sunday.
In a statement promoting a community-based environmental sanitation awareness initiative, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu claimed that the action was taken to support the correct bagging of waste throughout the state.
In a speech on Sunday at the Campos playground on Odunlami Street, Governor Sanwo-Olu warned citizens who remove manholes and litter the drains of their rights under the riot act, emphasizing that these behaviors must end.
He challenged every resident to make environmental cleanliness a priority in their day-to-day lives.
The governor, who was appalled by the amount of trash down the drains, said that everyone should adopt eco-friendly practices immediately in order to prevent a disease outbreak in the state.
Along with his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu bemoaned the removal of most manholes and the resulting debris on the streets they visited.
He stated that in order to guarantee that the program is supported by every member of the community and that Lagosians have access to a clean, safe, flood-free, and sustainable environment, a campaign of awareness and sensitization will be conducted throughout all 57 local governments and the LCDA.
He promised that a gang made up of officials of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and that of the Environment, would be constituted to tackle the issue of manhole removal.
Sanwo Olu hinted that he would lead the members of the executive council every weekend to clean streets, neighbourhoods, desilt drainages and ensure evacuation of waste saying the exercise would be a continuous culture before a decision is taken on the resumption of the Monthly Sanitation Exercise.
Sanwo-Olu said the day which coincides with the annual Tree Planting Day which is celebrated globally on the 14th of July, encouraged residents to embrace tree planting culture, stressing that trees are not just for beautification but to regulate temperature and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the awareness of the re-introduction of the sanitation exercise was pertinent to promote a clean and healthy environment, as well as encourage community participation in waste management to reduce the risk of disease outbreaks.
“As we all know Monthly Environmental Sanitation was a culture in Lagos State some years back as such the awareness of the re-introduction of exercise in the State is going to be another bold step of the present administration.
Wahab said undertaking the sanitation of the environment provides a ground for people to become hygienic the safeguard their health, which will also increase the lifespan of residents through the promotion of cleanliness.
He said with the government’s effort to create awareness and sensitise the citizens on the re-introduction of the exercise, all residents are encouraged to imbibe the culture of cleaning their homes, surroundings, and drainages in front of their tenements and streets.
He added that the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) officials would always be on the ground to collect bagged waste and dispose of it properly.
Happy
0 %
Sad
0 %
Excited
100 %
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
0 %
Surprise
0 %
1
0