Lagos Waste Management Authority has reopened four markets, Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede, and Ile-Epo, recently sealed for filth and environmental abuse.
The reopening follows the markets’ compliance with all required conditions, including the provision of designated waste points, installation of block work fences and platforms for the placement of double Dno bins, procurement of double Dino bins for waste containerization, and commitment to putting in place sustainable market waste policing.
LAWMA Managing Director/CEO Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin emphasized the importance of stringent compliance measures in safeguarding public health and shielding residents against future health crises.
“Following extensive renovations and compliance measures including, the implementation of stringent conditions and a written mandatory undertaking for reopening, Ladipo Market, Oyingbo Market, Alamutu Ologede Market, and Ile-Epo Oke Odo Market, have been reopened today for business transactions,” he said
He warned that future violations would attract stiffer sanctions, including permanently closing the offending market.
Gbadegesin also urged traders to be public-minded and hygienic in their trading activities, and said that local government authorities would be entrusted with monitoring market operations’ adherence to set conditions.
He reminded markets around the state that LAWMA’s zero-tolerance policy for reckless waste dumping in markets was still on course, warning that defaulting markets risked a closure and hefty fine.
