In a decisive transfer to implement environmental compliance and safeguard public well being, the Lagos State Authorities has sealed no fewer than 13 markets and business services situated alongside the Ketu and Ikorodu Road axis. The motion follows a sequence of unheeded warnings and a sustained sample of environmental abuse by market operators and merchants within the affected areas.
Commenting on the event, Commissioner for the Surroundings and Water Assets, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, reiterated the state’s unwavering stance on its Zero Tolerance for Waste marketing campaign, warning that any market or business outlet that fails to satisfy the prescribed requirements of cleanliness and correct waste disposal could be shut down indefinitely.
He stated, “The zero tolerance for waste initiative remains to be totally in power. We aren’t going again on it. The one acceptable path for all markets and merchants is to undertake and keep respectable waste administration practices as outlined by the Lagos Waste Administration Authority (LAWMA). The markets beneath closure will stay shut till these requirements are met and sustained.”
He listed the sealed markets and services as:
1.Erukan Market
2.Oja Oba Market, Ketu
3.Owoseni Tundas Market
4.Oba Ogunjobi Market
5.Retailers House owners at BRT Terminal, Mile 12
6.Ketu Terminal Market (6 plazas)
7.Ifesowapo Store House owners Market
8.Demurin Road Plaza Retailers, Ketu
9.The Occupant, 6 Demurin Street, Ketu
10.Ifelodun Market, Ketu
11.Ibadan Unit 1 Park (between Babajide Sanwo-Olu Market and Ikosi Fruit Market)
12.Ketu Tipper Storage
13.Ikosi Fruit Market
Wahab emphasised that the closures would stay in place indefinitely, till all affected markets implement complete sanitation measures, procure acceptable waste bins, interact with LAWMA-licensed PSP operators, and show sustained compliance by way of monitoring and enforcement.
Additionally talking on the difficulty, Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, urged market leaders to take full duty for the environmental circumstances of their domains by making certain that each one merchants adjust to current waste administration protocols.
“The expectations are clear: use the double dino bins, keep away from dumping waste on highway medians and roadsides, thereby obstructing site visitors, activate inner waste policing to watch compliance inside your markets, and pay your waste payments. Markets that proceed to defy these fundamental rules will face stiff sanctions”, he stated.
He warned that the enforcement drive could be intensified within the coming weeks, and that no facility could be spared if discovered wanting in its environmental duty.
Gbadegesin additional reiterated LAWMA’s dedication to working with all stakeholders to construct a cleaner Lagos, noting that the cooperation of market associations, merchants, and residents was vital to reaching lasting outcomes.
“LAWMA continues to deploy large assets day by day to evacuate market waste throughout town. However these efforts are sometimes undermined by poor inner waste practices. This has to vary. Market leaders should do extra to make sure their members function inside the bounds of the legislation”, he concluded.
Residents and merchants are inspired to report environmental infractions or search steering on correct waste practices by calling LAWMA’s toll-free numbers: 080000LAWMA (08000052962), 07080601020, or 617, or by sending an e mail to [email protected].
Folashade Kadiri
Director, Public Affairs
