Lagos Governor directs agencies to tackle waste; LAWMA clears illegal structures on Lagos‑Badagry Expressway
Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu ordered a coordinated response to Lagos’s waste problem, and the state waste authority removed illegal structures along a major highway.
Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu announced on Thursday a directive to mobilise the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Ministry of Environment to address the waste situation.
According to dailypost.ng, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority cleared illegal structures and activities along the Alaba Rago setback on the Lagos–Badagry Expressway. Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Managing Director of LAWMA, disclosed the clearance in a statement on Saturday.
The Lagos State Government opposes environmental abuse and improper waste disposal practices, the outlet reported. Enforcement was described as necessary because of continued indiscriminate dumping of refuse, obstruction of sanitation activities, and unlawful occupation of the highway setback by traders and squatters.
The exercise was said to aim at restoring order, improving sanitation compliance, and safeguarding public infrastructure along one of the state’s busiest transport routes.
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