Sanwo-Olu, others task market leaders on sanitation, security
26 November 2021 |
2:44 am
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.
FILES] Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu. Photo/FACEBOOK/ jidesanwooluofficial
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 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,” she added.
On hygiene, 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.
Earlier, the managing director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, stressed that market environments around the state must be kept constantly clean, to ensure that the quality of products and other items was 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.
He said: “I am appealing to all the markets, please dispose of 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 to prosecute environmental offenders. To be forewarned 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.
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.
He urged market leaders and stakeholders to continuously commit themselves to ensure that the state enjoyed continued vigilance by market people, promptly report suspicious acts and movements to appropriate authorities.
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.
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