Sanwo Olu To Restore Monthly Environmental Sanitation

Barely 48 hours after his inauguration, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has indicated his interest to restore the monthly environmental sanitation, saying that the administration would consult the people of the state on the need to return the last Saturday general cleaning exercise of every month.

 

The immediate administration led Akinwumi Ambode abolished the monthly sanitation exercise which in turn made the state a tourist attraction for dump sites.

 

 

 

The governor who disclosed this on Friday during a visit to the Olusosun dumpsite in Ojota area of the state, in company with his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat,said there was the need to seek the opinion of Lagosians again on the issue.

 

Sanwo-Olu said the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) would be collecting recyclable materials in order to create jobs.

 

The governor , said :“There is money in waste if properly harnessed. We are going to take back the pride of Lagos,”

 

“We are going to ask Lagosians if they want us to return the three- hour monthly sanitation to ensure we have cleaner city.

 

“Though I know what my own views are, but we will still need to ask Lagosians,” he said.

 

According to him, Lagos has in the recent past faced challenges of environmental sanitation, forcing the governor to sign an executive order on Thursday, a day after he was sworn in, to tackle the problem, among others.

 

Sanwo-Olu, said 70 per cent of refuse generated in Lagos is accommodated at the Olusosun dumpsite, and to create more jobs, the government will soon begin recycling the waste.

 

“Today, we came here to validate the executive order we signed. This is where we receive 70 per cent of the waste in Lagos.

 

“The facility is 28 years old, so we want to ensure it can receive waste for the next 23 years.

 

“We want to see how we can improve the road condition, just so that the compactor trucks can have a quicker turn around time.

 

“The building we are constructing at the entrance of the site will be used to train and retrain the staff and create jobs for more people.

 

“Half of the waste that comes here need not to be here, as they would have been recycled. Recycling is the way to go,” he said.

 

“We came here to show people we are not armchair politicians. We are going to create jobs here for people who have nothing doing.”he noted