The Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led
Lagos State Government has directed the Association of Waste Managers of
Nigeria (AWAM), otherwise known as PSP operators, to resume door-to-door
evacuation of waste.
Their operation was stopped
several months, a development that led to poor refuse collection in some areas.
NAN reports that the government
gave the directive during a meeting with the waste managers on Tuesday in
Lagos.
The Secretary to the State
Government (SSG), Mr Tunji Bello, said in a statement that the PSP operators
should go back to their various areas of operation and restore the door-to-door
evacuation of waste.
He said that Lagos State
Government had constituted a committee, headed by him, to thoroughly review the
situation and design template for the restoration of the services of PSP
operators.
”This move is to reassure you
that we are set on a new beginning and it is to consolidate what we have
achieved. Everybody must work together to restore the glory of Lagos,” the SSG
said.
He said that government had
appointed Mr Ola Oresanya, former General Manager of LAWMA, as a consultant to
work with the state to fashion out a format for the restoration of door-to-door
waste collection.
Bello urged the PSP operators to
be ready for work and set aside any misgivings, adding that he was in constant
touch with the leadership of AWAM who had assured him of their cooperation.
The Commissioner for Environment,
Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, urged all stakeholders to recognise the urgent
need to clear the backlog of waste in the metropolis, while a holistic solution
was being worked out simultaneously.
”Being aware that PSP operators
were in business to make profit and sustain employment, government therefore
enjoins residents to pay for waste collection by the PSP operators,”
Durosinmi-Etti said.
The Chairman of AWAM, Mr Oladipo
Egbeyemi, expressed appreciation to the government for the development.
Egbeyemi urged for thorough
situation review and provision of enabling environment for unhindered
performance by members of the association.
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