LASWA to Map Entire Lagos Waterways

• The comprehensive mapping exercise will enable LASWA to pinpoint the locations of abandoned dredging pipes, allowing the authority to remove them and minimize the risk of accidents.
• Dredgers advice to avoid abandoning their equipment on the waterways after working.
• Emmanuel acknowledged that women have been instrumental in the successes achieved by LASWA

In an effort to improve safety across Lagos waterways, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has announced its plan to map the entire network of waterways in the region, Eko Hot Blog reports. 

In a recent interview, LASWA’s General Manager, Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, outlined the initiative and its expected benefits.

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The comprehensive mapping exercise will enable LASWA to pinpoint the locations of abandoned dredging pipes, allowing the authority to remove them and minimize the risk of accidents.

“We have been able to map the entire waterways in Lagos; we were able to map it to provide us with the locations of these dredging pipes and how we are going to go about it.

Because you have to ensure that these things are gotten rid of, you have to ensure that the wrecks are removed,” he said.

He advised dredgers to avoid abandoning their equipment on the waterways after working.

“Now, talking about dredgers, why would you use equipment and then abandon it on the waterways? There are other users of the waterways. My clear message to every dredging company is to think about the next user of the waterways, the same place you are dredging

if you don’t do the appropriate thing, would you be able to dredge there? So, it’s a very clear message of removing your dredging pipes once you are done dredging and removing your dredging,” he said.

During the international women’s day celebration he addressed the issue of gender imbalance within the agency and praised the crucial role women have played in its accomplishments.

Emmanuel acknowledged that women have been instrumental in the successes achieved by LASWA, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and diversity in the workplace.

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“When I came into LASWA, there were maybe four or five women, I think, because the fifth one left, so there were four women. And over time, I saw that there was a gender imbalance in terms of how many men there were; the ratio of men to women was high,” he said.

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