By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Government has warned residents to properly bag and dispose their waste through their PSP operators and shun dumping of refuse on road medians
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in a statement by its Managing Director, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, warned that government would not telorate indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
LAWMA urged the populace to also desist from dumping waste indiscriminately in canals, uncompleted buildings, and other unauthorised locations.
Gbadegesin, assured that LAWMA would be providing backup services for PSP operators in areas with service gaps.
“I want to implore residents to shun the act of improper waste disposal at unauthorised locations such as road medians, canals and uncompleted buildings. We want to assure Lagosians that we will be providing backup services in places where they are needed, to ensure proper sanitation in every part of the city,” he stated.
Gbadegesin noted LAWMA’s resolve to tackle all forms of improper waste disposal in the state, which had led to environmental degradation and appealed to residents to patronise only assigned PSP operators and shun garbage cart pushers, whose activities, he said, undermined the agency’s efforts.