For contravening provisions of the 2017 Environmental Management Protection law, the Lagos State Government has sealed off five markets in the Mushin and Odi-Olowo areas of the state.
This is as the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab and Special Adviser, SA, Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, have convened a meeting with Private Sector Participants, PSP, waste operators, on ways to improve service delivery and transparency.
The markets, which were shut on the orders of the commissioner, include Awolowo Ultra Modern Market Odi-olowo Ojuwoye Mushin, Ojuwoye Market Odi-olowo Ojuwoye Mushin, Mushin Main Market, Daleko Market Mushin, and Odo Ashimowu Market, Mushin.
According to Wahab, the markets were sealed by the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, operatives in collaboration with Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, and Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI.
He said: “Operatives of LAWMA in conjunction with LAGESC/KAI on Sunday sealed five markets in the Mushin and Odi-Olowo Local Council areas.
“They were sealed for contravening provisions of the 2017 Environmental Management Protection law.
“Being aware that PSP operators are in business to make profit and sustain employment, then cash collection must be digitized for transparency.”
