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tybaba8:
A splinter group among the PSP operators has rejected the resolutions reached between Visionscape and majority of their counterparts.

The group, Waste Managers Association of Nigeria (WMAN) said to consist of only 30 among the more than 300 operators in Lagos has also rejected the N2.5 billion loan offered by the Lagos State Government for the PSP participants to scale up their operations.


It was however learnt that 150 PSP operators who are now known as Waste Collection Operators are already working with Visionscape while many others have indicated interest to sign the agreement reached by the stakeholders.

After several meetings of stakeholders in the waste management sector moderated by the Lagos State government, the parties agreed that Visionscape would yield the collection of waste in residential areas to the WCOs. Part of the agreement is that Visionscape would focus on developing the infrastructure needed to facilitate an effective integrated waste management system.

The CEO of Visionscape Sanitation Solutions, Mr. John Irvine, speaking on the development had noted that the new terms give the environmental utility company "the opportunity to focus on, and construct, infrastructure that is vital to the success of any waste management reform."

A representative of the PSPs Hafis Kasumu had also said: “We have decided to support the government in the initiative to get rid of the waste. And also, to partner with Visionscape. "

But the splinter group of waste collectors in a statement signed by one Alhaji Ola Egbeyemi, insisted that "there is no such thing as settlement . "

"They are insisting that we keep to commercial waste collection while Visionscape solely carries on with domestic waste collection and disposal. So, what is the settlement there? That has remained the bone of contention between us and we are telling them that it cannot work out as it will amount to taking away 80 percent of our jobs and if that happens, we will not only run out of business, all of our employees, running into about 25, 000 direct and indirect jobs will be thrown into the unemployment market," says Egbeyemi.

The members of the Egbeyemi group maintain that they are not satisfied with the one-year- contract offered to them by Visionscape as they fear that the company will dump them after its expiration.

They therefore want the government and Visionscape to yield to their own terms.

chicwoman:
Good news for waste management in Lagos state!!!
His Excellency Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has listened to the feedback of residents in Lagos state and has reinstated all PSP operators (now called Waste Collection Operators). He urged them to go back to their various previous areas of operation with following conditions:
(1) PSP operators would handle residential waste collection to the members of public, this includes waste from living premises, institutions ie schools ,hospitals excluding medical waste while major roads will be taking care by Visionscape Sanitation Solutions.
(2) Waste management payments would continue as usual till further notice from the government.
(3)Visionscape/CLI are to pay PSP operators for refuse collected from domestic premises to dump site after 15days with one year contract agreement and to be reviewed after a year onward
(4) The scope of the performance driven concession from Visionscape Sanitation Solutions will be expanded to include the upgrade of existing and construction of new transfer loading stations, biomass plants, recycling facilities, waste to energy plants, leachate and waste water treatment and dumpsite and landfill remediation.

(5) The Environmental Services Department are to monitor their activities and report back to the ministry on weekly basis and finally LG should hold meeting with them regularly in order to know their needs or challenges
(6). All LGs/LCDAs are to complement the efforts of Waste Collection Operators to ensure cleaner and sustainable Environment. Thanks.
(7) The Ward Based Sanitation Program will commence in earnest and the rollout will be directly coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment

The agreement was announced today the 5th of April, 2018. Itesiwaju Ekoooooo


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