Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Asks LAWMA Boss to Resign Over Waste Crisis
The move follows months of complaints over refuse on roads and in drainage channels, while LAWMA says it has cleared 11 of 15 routes this week.
- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered Lagos Waste Management Authority Managing Director Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin to resign over heaps of refuse littering major roads and drainage channels across the state.
- The directive follows months of complaints about refuse piling up in Mushin, Egbeda, Surulere, and Apapa, prompting Sanwo-Olu to declare a state of emergency after visiting the Olusosun dumpsite.
- Sanwo-Olu blamed failing Private Sector Participation operators for the crisis; recent fires at Olusosun and Solous dumpsites disrupted operations, leading LAWMA to withdraw licenses from 6 PSP operators.
- Sources indicated Gbadegesin is pleading with the governor to rescind the resignation order, having reached out to prominent Lagosians to intervene on his behalf.
- On Saturday, Gbadegesin reported that 11 of the 15 routes covered by the agency's programme had received field updates, with three additional trucks deployed to Doyin-Orile.
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Dr. Hassan Sanuth as the new Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), following reports that the incumbent, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, had been asked to resign over persistent waste management challenges across the state.
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reportedly ordered LAWMA MD, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, to resign over the worsening waste crisis in the state.
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