Fashola Warns Lagosians on Waste Disposal

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has warned Lagosians not to use cart pushers in the disposal of their refuse saying the cart pushers end up dumping the refuse in the nearest canals which result to flooding.

Responding to a question on the preparedness of the government for the coming rainy season at an interactive session, governor Fashola explained that because the canals act as drains taking flood water to the sea, when they are blocked by the refuse from the cart pushers, the flood water recedes back to the roads and homes of resident causing flood. 

He urged residents to engage more with the state’s waste management authority (LAWMA), and sign agreements with PSP operators to dispose of their refuse.