Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has charged market leaders in the state, to ensure proper sanitation and security of the markets.
She gave the charge at Iba local council
secretariat, at a one-day seminar on market sanitation and security for market
leaders and stakeholders in the Badagry Division.
The seminar was the fourth in the series put together by the Committee of Wives of
Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and
Community Affairs, as part of efforts to put the welfare, safety and security
of market men and women, on the front burner.
Dr. (Mrs.) Sanwo-Olu who was represented by
the wife of the deputy governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, said it was common
knowledge that health and environment had been listed as the second pillar of
the administration’s THEMES agenda for a sustainable environment.
According to her, “Security in the marketplace is paramount and that
there must be proper identification of all traders and people trading in the
markets. As market men and women, you must take ownership of security in your
markets, and you have to speak up and speak out loud and clear when you suspect
any suspicious movement or activity around you, especially the issue of
strangers coming to sleep overnight in the market”.
Speaking further, she said, a lot of waste was generated from the
markets, urging the market men and women to do away with unhygienic practices,
including indiscriminate dumping of waste, blocking of drainages, and street
trading, among others.
In his address, the Commissioner for Local Government and
Community Affairs, Dr. Wale Ahmed, expressed gratitude for
the peaceful co-existence in markets in the state, which has ensured smooth
business flow and improved the economic well-being of citizens.
PS, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Mrs Kikelomo Morenike Sanyaolu; Wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs Oluremi Hamzat; PS, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Mrs Belinda Odeneye and MD, LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni at the One Day Seminar On Market Sanitation and Security for Market Leaders of Badagry Division on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
MD,
LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni; PS, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources,
Mrs Belinda Odeneye; Wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs Oluremi Hamzat at the One
Day Seminar On Market Sanitation and Security for Market Leaders of Badagry
Division on Thursday, November 25, 2021
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He urged market leaders and stakeholders to continuously commit
themselves to ensuring that the state enjoyed continued vigilance by market
people, promptly report suspicious acts and movements to the appropriate
authorities.
Ahmed said, "Lagos State under the leadership of Mr. Governor has
been on top of the security situation in the state, however, continued
vigilance and attention are still required. "I need to reiterate that the rains have
not stopped and we must increase our efforts, at ensuring clean and healthy
market environment, where the produce and wares can be trusted to have been kept
in best hygienic conditions. You must bag your waste properly and ensure it is
disposed of in the containers provided by LAWMA,"
.
The managing director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who did a detailed
presentation on waste management in Lagos markets, stressed that market
environments around the state must be kept constantly clean, to ensure that
the quality of produce and other items were not compromised.
He urged market leaders to cooperate with LAWMA for efficient waste
management, urging them to avoid breaching environmental laws, to avoid market
closure and possible litigation.
Odumboni said, ‘I am appealing to all the markets, please dispose your waste
properly, do not mess up the market environment, as we will not hesitate to
shut down filthy markets and follow up with prosecution of apprehended
culprits. Lagos State has dedicated many magistrate’s courts, to enable LAWMA
prosecute environmental offenders. To be fore-warned, is to be fore-armed’.
In his own remarks, the commissioner for the Environment and Water
Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, represented by the
permanent secretary Office of Environmental Services, Mrs. Belinda Odeneye, harped on the need for
market people to always use the double dino bins, for proper disposal of their
waste.
He urged residents to imbibe the culture of waste sorting at source,
for recycling of all recyclable materials, for income earning and for environmental
sustainability.
The Lagos State commissioner of police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, represented by the
district police officer for Idimu Police Station, CSP (Mrs.) Gladys
Yomi-Faniyi, stressed the importance of vigilance to security in markets, adding
that security was everybody’s business and must be prioritised.
Also in attendance were the chairman of Iba LCDA, Hon. Yisa
Abiola; royal fathers; Oniba Ekun of Iba, HRM Oba (Dr.) Sulaiman Adesina
Ashade, Elegbeda of Egbeda, HRM, Oba Ahmed Orelope Laka; Resource persons;
COWLSO members, Baales and members of the CDAs/CDCs, among others.
Folashade Kadiri
Director, Public
Affiars, LAWMA.
25th November, 2021
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