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ETI-OSA JOURNAL
ETI-OSA JOURNAL
Ministry of Environment Officials
pays a working visit to Eti-Osa
local Government
In a bid to curb re- occurrence of the flood disaster that recently
happened early July due to heavy downpour, the
officials of the Ministry of Environment and the team from
Ecological Fund Office, Abuja paid a working visit to Eti Osa
Local Government to ascertain the immediate and remote
causes of the menace
The Executive Chairman of Eti-Osa Local government, Hon.
Saheed Adesegun Bankole accompanied by the management
staff led the team to the communities greatly affected especially
Okun, Alpha Beach, Ajiran Canal beach leading to the
Lagoon by CHEVRON drive and Ikota. He informed the team
that the areas visited need quick intervention and immediate
attention of the Federal Government as lives are being endangered,
such that people live in panic when the rainy season
approaches.
Mr. Olorunfemi Solomon who led the team claimed that the
essence of the visit was to address the seeming challenges facing
such communities, stating that as long as the Government
is ready to come to their aid, the people too should avert environmental
abuse capable of jeopardizing its efforts.
He described the cause of the disaster to environmental
abuse such as canal blockage, non-availability of water drain
channels, inability to maintain existing drainages and Climate
Change.
Hon. Olufunmi Launches “operation
no refuse” in Eti-Osa East LCDA
Traders in Ajah market in Eti Osa East
Local Council Development Area
have been called upon to sanitize
their environment and stop indiscriminate
dumping of refuse on the drainages
and roadside.
The Executive Chairman of Eti-Osa East
Local Council Development Area, Hon. Rafiu
Olatunji Olufunmi made this known at the
launching of “operation no refuse” in the
market. He stated that the heap of refuse
dump at various parts of the market is bad
as it has the potential of breeding deadly
disease like Lassa fever etc.
The chairman reiterated that the idea
behind the initiative is to play their part in
making sure that Lagos in general and Eti-
Osa East in particular are clean devoid of
refuse.
He maintained that beyond what we are
doing as a government, “we intend to engage
the market men and women in a stakeholders
meeting with a view to enlightening
them on the need and importance of plying
their trade in a clean environment. We intend
to equally compel them to make sure
that their refuse is properly disposed in line
with the overall objectives of the Lagos state
government in ensuring a cleaner Lagos.
We will equally encourage them to continue
with the weekly environmental sanitation
in their various markets every Thursday as it
has always been as this will go a long way
in eradicating some diseases that are caused
by a dirty environment. The most important
aspect of this exercise is that disease like
cholera, Lassa fever and the rest will be free
from our environment”.
Sanitarian Biobaku, the leader of the sanitation
department in the local council said
that the beauty of this initiative is that Lagos
state had earlier earmarked Thursday every
week as sanitation day in the various markets
in Lagos state. What the Local government
Chairman has done by providing clean
up equipment is that it will enhance the
cleanliness of the markets. We have also assembled
a task force that will arrest anyone
that dumps their refuse indiscriminately.
She advised the residents to package
their refuse properly and dispose them only
at designated points so that the registered
PSP operators can evacuate the refuse easily.
“I believe that with the Cleaner Lagos
initiative, our environment will be cleaner
devoid of refuse with a corresponding increase
in better health and health living for
the masses”, she concluded.
Traders charged on
environmental sanitation
Traders and members of National Union of Road
Transport Workers (NURTW) at Jakande First Gate
in Eti Osa Local Government have been called
upon to sanitize their environment and stop indiscriminate
dumping of refuse at the roadside.
The Executive Chairman of Eti-osa Local government
Area, Hon. Saheed Bankole made this known during a
short meeting held with them at the Council Secretariat.
He stated that the heap of refuse dump at Jakande
Roundabout is indeed an eye sore, imploring them to
patronize LAWMA in disposing their refuse.
Hon, Bankole further hinted that efforts are in top gear
by the State Government to situate an Airport in Eti-Osa
Local Government hence a cleaner, healthier and friendly
environment should be maintained.
In line with this development, traders were advised
to shift their wares backwards to avoid traffic gridlock,
stressing further that the Local Government would not
want to employ the use of force in ensuring that the directive
is adhered to.
The representative of LAWMA at the meeting reiterated
that most of the refuse are being dumped in the
night or early in the morning. He however advised that a monitoring
team be put in place by the Local Government, emphasizing that it
requires the use of caterpillar to effectively evacuate the huge refuse
being generated in the area.
While promising to look into that, Hon. Bankole craved the assistance
of the NURTW members in monitoring people who are in the
habits of dumping refuse at the Roundabout.
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