Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has embarked on a two-day enforcement operation in Lekki and environs towards clearing the roadsides of illegal activities defacing the environment.
The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, speaking on the exercise, said the operation involved the clearing of waste and dislodging illegal street traders from the First Roundabout to Jakande axis, as well as Freedom Way entrance on the Lekki Epe expressway.
He said the exercise would also ensure that the area was rid of structures and elements constituting environmental nuisance, such as littering and improper waste disposal undermining the efforts of the Authority at maintaining sustainable cleanliness in the axis.
“Our enforcement team is carrying out a two-day campaign, which began on Thursday, January 20, 2022, to stem the tide of littering and defacing of the environment as well as ensuring that effective sanitation is sustained within the Victoria Island axis of the State”, he said.
Odumboni pointed out that street trading activities by some persons in the area had attracted all forms of gathering, including beggars, thus leading to a high level of environmental degradation, littering of waste and open defecation.
The LAWMA helmsman averred that the agency had rolled out various programmes and initiatives aimed at achieving a consistently clean environment across the metropolis, calling on residents to support its efforts by avoiding indiscriminate waste disposal and other vices.
He also implored residents to imbibe the habit of bagging their wastes at all times, using appropriately covered waste bins, as well as patronising assigned PSP operators, who have been mandated to evacuate waste generated by tenements.
The Managing Director, however, enjoined residents to call LAWMA toll-free numbers: 07080601020 and 617 (for GLO users) for inquiries on waste management related issues in their areas.
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