The Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has appealed to Lagos State residents to key into government’s Cleaner Lagos policy and desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse by the roadsides.

This was as he said LAWMA had commenced bulk waste evacuation across the metropolis to rid the state of heaps of waste.

Gbadegesin, according to a statement on Monday, spoke at Apapa during the clearing of waste in the area by LAWMA.

He said, “We have to seize this opportunity of the Sallah break because traffic will be light today (Monday). We decided to come here to embark on a massive clean-up of this area. LAWMA workers are all over the place clearing the silt and accumulated waste.’’

Gbadegesin, who said the exercise was not limited to Apapa, added that his men were also in the Lagos West district, including Agege, Ikeja, Badagry, Ojo, Ifako-Ijaiye, clearing waste in the areas.

Bulk waste evacuation, with the use of mechanical process, is also going on around the Lagos State University and Okokomaiko.

Same activities are going at the East district, which has Lagos Island, Etti-Osa, Epe, and Mile 12 to Ikorodu.

Work is going on simultaneously in these three districts. The government is also planning to make the usage of covered receptacles for waste collection compulsory,’’ he said.

Gbadegesin appealed to Lagosians to embrace the culture of bagging their waste “as against loose waste which is unsightly.”

He added that efforts were ongoing to reposition the PSP operators for optimal service delivery, while LAWMA was also intensifying on public education on the handling of waste.




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People will never listen,if you had put the right things in place ,things won’t be this way,a country where there’s no cctv and the worst is that our identity system is just too poor.

This is a big menace the Lagos state government will have to be innovative about solving. It's a real shame seeing heaps of refuse everywhere you go. Appealing to residents will not solve this. A tougher measure will do

That one na story to afonja people.

As a citizen, you can play the right role to control maximum pollution by following a starting from cleaning your home/room.
Charity begins at home.
Try not to throw away trash or waste materials almost anywhere in and around your street or while you are on the road.
Environment is a place where humans as well as plants and animals live.
It is necessary to keep our environment clean because we get fresh air, reduce pollution etc.
An unclean environment leads to a bad condition of a society, 

BUT,

Some Nigerians will never ever listen.
Some pigs are cleaner than some human beings here.

And these same sets of people will be the one shouting about the Government when flood come upon their territory!

Kingpee2:
People will never listen,if you had to put the right things in place ,things won’t be this way,a country where there’s no cctv and the worst is that our identity system is just too poor.

Friend, That still do not mean human should be behaving like pigs.
Is it until their is CCTV on every streets that people will learn how to keep their surrounding clean?

We should be talking about CCTV in the same sentence with breaking traffic laws, environmental disturbances and robbery, not about dumping refuse!

Nigeria our country!

Ijaya123:
Nigerians are just a bunch of indisciplined people. They will not listen.

Only to come back and blame government for flooding.

You've said it all!

Pls tell them o.even the gutters are filled with plastic bottles and pure water nylons.

S

Are u begging them or u are telling them?
6 month in prison and no option of fine for anybody found guilty, go and try it in Europe or america and see what happens to u, una get money buy food stuff to eat but una no get money to dispose the food trash items

Nigerians are just a bunch of indisciplined people. They will not listen.

Only to come back and blame government for flooding.

Tell them at that alagbado area. It will soon turn into slump with dirt

It's time to start War Against Uncleaniless

Blind government. At least provide them with different alternatives and see if they will not stop. I'm not in support of those dumping trash around.

Same old story

Shatap dia! where are the Tipper refuse buckets you placed at strategic locations?

Ambode's legacy

Leave thrash for Lawma

Good one

Where should people dump their refuse? Under their beds? Or carry refuse on their heads everywhere they go? Is this organisation (Lawma) truly alive to its responsibilities? You charge people to collect refuse, yet you do not pick up. People pile bags on bags of refuse yet you fail to pick up. You ban kole kole, yet you fail to perform. What about your officials and trucks that pick up? They dump some of the refuse on the way.

Go to areas like Okokomaiko, Ajegunle, Apapa, Ajah, Lekki and see. They never pick up. The ogas come back from foreign trips to tell us how they met London, Tokyo, Newyork, etc very clean, yet the fail to clean their own state. Go to Igando dumpsite and see for yourself.

Please carry your failure in governance go one side. Do not blame the citizens. Blame yourselves for your corruption and fraud. You fought Ambode over refuse and we agreed. Now you have the heart to tell us not to dump refuse on the roads when you have failed. Please talk to yourselves.

Story
Whr do we then empty our trash.
On our heads abi.
Are they been picked up,when they eant to pick up u go see very bogus charges like nepa estimated billing
Well since roadside nor dey ok
Mowi softly dey drop am for middle of road na or main road
And watch need for speed live in action
Whr cars would be dodging trash bags on main roads
Left and right driving. Italian job

Nigeria was,is and still will be cursed

Someone once said if she doesn't litter the road, road sweepers will be out job. How can govt/Lawma convince such thinkers not to dump refuse by roadsides..... Laws to punish offenders. Such person should do community service for one week.

What sort of nonsense is this. Isn’t it supposed to be criminalized. How can a government be appealing to citizens. You’re there to ensure things work properly not to beg people to make things work. That’s why we have police FORCE and not police PERSUASION. This is the reason Nigerians don’t have regard for laws cos they know those at the elm will rather persuade them than enforce the law on them.

Install CCTV cameras to arrest and prosecute offenders.

If that is too expensive, enact a law that will make each resident to be responsible for his/her environment up to 50metres radius. Any environment found wanting, arrest all residents within the 50metres, charge them to court to be imprisoned with an option of fine or both. Let the fine range from 50k above. Imagine arresting 5residents for An infringement. That’s 250k generated. People will adjust and create a neighborhood watch by themselves.

Have a record of offenders. Repeat offenders will have their fines increased on every repeated offense till it gets to prison point with no option of fine. Offenders should not be able to enjoy some privileges like contesting elections etc. to be able to contest, they can have their record cleaned for a fee of up to 500k.


All these are means of generating IGR that can be used for meaningful things instead of this useless tactic of persuasion.

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That still do not mean human should be behaving like pigs.
Is it until their is CCTV on every streets that people will learn how to keep their surrounding clean?

We should be talking about CCTV in the same sentence with breaking traffic laws, environmental disturbances and robbery, not about dumping refuse!

Nigeria our country!


You've said it all!

There are so many things camera recording systems will help to abolish,why can’t any Nigerian try this abroad,ordinary speed limit is being monitored,we have a very long way to go.