By Temitope Aina
The Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, and the State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences on Sunday sealed the Ogba City Mall in Ikeja, and Ajah Market, in Eti-Osa, Lagos State.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to PUNCH Metro by the Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Folashade Kadiri, on Sunday.
According to the statement, the enforcement team also cleared shanties and buildings of illegal traders along the Ajah Jubilee Bridge and BRT corridor.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, commented on the development stating that the action was a continuation of the administration’s campaign against filth and careless trash disposal by marketplaces and commercial establishments around the state.
The Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, advised traders and corporate stakeholders to take action to maintain a clean and healthy workplace.
The statement partly reads, “The Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Eti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences.
“The action was carried out by the combined enforcement teams of the Lagos Waste Management Authority; State Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences, LASTMA and LAGSEC (KAI).”
Commenting on the development, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, noted that the enforcement action was a continuation of the administration’s onslaught on filth and indiscriminate waste disposal by markets and business facilities around the state.
“He said: “We are stepping up action on this administration’s zero tolerance for filth and reckless waste disposal by traders and business facilities.
“We have continuously warned business owners to expect action if they refuse to do the needful to sustain the environment. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration will not relent in its pursuit of this lofty objective for overriding public good.”
He also noted that the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the zero tolerance campaign was a continuous one, advising markets and business stakeholders, to take steps to ensure a clean and hygienic premises.
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