Chairman, Epe Local Government, Princess Surah Olayemi Animashaun addressing stakeholders during a Special Clean-Up Exercise held on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Epe Local Government. |
The Chairman of Epe Local Government, Hon.
Princess Surah Olayemi Animashaun has promised to work with the Lagos
Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, by mobilizing residents to pay their
waste bills and properly dispose their waste.
She said this at the council secretariat, Ita Marun, Epe, when the Managing
Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, took LAWMA’s Community
Clean-up Campaign to the Local government over the weekend.
Princess Animashaun commended the efforts of the agency and admonished residents to reciprocate LAWMA’s gesture by putting up an environment-friendly habit.
In his address, Mr. Odumboni expressed displeasure
at the poor waste disposal habit of the people, as well as their poor response
to payment of waste.
Also speaking, High Chief Agbon, who represented
the Oloja
of Epe, HRH Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, lauded the effort of LAWMA
but solicited for recruitment of more personnel to expand the existing
workforce, as well as improved pay package to boost their morale.
MD/CEO, LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni addressing stakeholders during a Special Clean-Up Exercise held on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Epe Local Government. Cross-section of staff and stakeholders during a Special Clean-Up Exercise organised by LAWMA on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Epe Local Government.
Similarly, Chief Quadri Ojiga Ogboro who
represented the Olu Epe, HRH Sheffield Olatunji Adewale saluted the
determination of LAWMA's managing director, to make Epe
one of the cleanest cities in the state.
Alhaji
Ogundipe Akewushola, Vice-Chairman of the Community Development Committee in Epe,
chronicled the operations of LAWMA in the town since the 80s and
expressed deep appreciation of its performance so far.
In the same vein, the LAWMA boss promised to turn around
waste management in the Epe Campus of the Lagos
State University, as he solicited their collaboration to develop LAWMA
Academy.
In attendance were the Chief Technical Officer of LAWMA, Dr.
Olorunwa Tijani; AGM Admin, Mr. Taoreed Dosumu; AGM East 2 Operations, Mrs.
Bola Adewumi and others.
Folashade
Kadiri (Mrs)
Director,
Public Affairs
15- 10- 2021
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