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LAWMA Vows To Punish Environmental Offenders, Destroys Another 600 Carts

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LAWMA destroys another 600 carts
- …vows to punish environmental offenders
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 600 handcarts confiscated from unlawful cart pushers throughout the State have been destroyed by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), raising the total number of handcarts seized and destroyed to about 1000 in less than two months since the crackdown began.
The MD/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, commented on the exercise and said that the carts’ confiscation and subsequent destruction amply illustrated the Lagos State Government’s stand on solid waste management.
He added that LAWMA is making great strides and would not give up until illegal cart pushers were completely eliminated from the State. He said the agency would continue to enforce the current administration’s zero-tolerance for the careless dumping of waste being perpetuated by cart pushers.
The CEO, who was represented by the Executive Director of Finance, LAWMA, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, stated that the continuous exercise will serve as a deterrent to others who are planning to embark on such illegal business in any part of Lagos State.
On his part, the Chief Technical Officer (CTO), LAWMA, Dr. Olohunwa Tijani, expressed his concern over the unrelenting attitude of some residents, who would rather patronise cart pushers than assigned PSP operators, lamenting that those recalcitrant residents are still the reason why the illegal business of cart pushing persists.
“We have allocated PSPs to all nooks and crannies of the State. Presently we have over 400 PSPs deployed to cover all streets and corners of Lagos. But unfortunately, the attitude of some of the people is still one of the areas LAWMA is making efforts to change. The Agency is determined to ensure the unhealthy habit is discouraged. The people must learn to take responsibility for their waste”, he added.
He admonished residents to cease and desist from patronising cart pushers as they had been completely outlawed, reiterating that those caught indiscriminately dumping their refuse would be made to face the law.
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“LAWMA is working with other law enforcement agencies and the judiciary in enforcing the environmental laws. Those caught dumping refuse indiscriminately will be arrested and charged before the law court. Failure to pay your waste bills is also a punishable offence. A lot of people have been sent to prison in Badagry for environmental offences. So we are doing everything to return environmental sanity back to the streets of Lagos”, he noted.
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