Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reportedly appointed Dr Hassan Sanuth as the brand new Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, amid rising considerations over persistent waste administration challenges throughout the state.
The reported appointment comes amid claims that the incumbent, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, was requested to resign following dissatisfaction with the buildup of refuse on main roads, residential streets and drainage channels. However, related state authorities had but to formally verify the event as of press time.
Sources acquainted with the matter stated Sanwo-Olu was sad with the sluggish tempo of waste evacuation regardless of repeated directives to enhance assortment throughout Lagos.
One of the sources, who spoke on situation of anonymity, stated the governor requested Gbadegesin to resign over the weekend, though the outgoing managing director was reportedly in search of extra time to handle the scenario.
Before his reported appointment, Sanuth served as Director of Sanitation Services within the Office of Environmental Services, underneath the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
The improvement comes amid renewed public concern over waste assortment and disposal in Lagos, regardless of current authorities efforts to deal with the issue.
DAILY POST recollects that a few month in the past, Sanwo-Olu visited the Olusosun Dumpsite in Ojota, the place he expressed displeasure over the heaps of refuse throughout the state, describing the scenario as “embarrassing”.
During the go to, the governor ordered pressing measures to handle the issue, directed a complete assessment of LAWMA’s administration and operational constructions, and declared a state of emergency on waste administration.
Accompanied by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu additionally met with stakeholders within the waste administration sector on the dumpsite to look at the challenges affecting municipal waste assortment and talk about quick, medium-term and long-term options.
The governor acknowledged delays in waste evacuation, attributing a part of the issue to the failure of Private Sector Participation, PSP, operators to fulfil their obligations within the weeks previous the go to.
He additional disclosed that waste compaction was ongoing on the Olusosun and Solous 3 dumpsites, noting that finishing the work would enhance the tempo of refuse evacuation.
According to Sanwo-Olu, current hearth incidents on the services had disrupted operations. However, he stated actions had resumed, with contractors working to organize the websites for normal waste disposal.
He added that finishing the initiatives would enable every dumpsite to accommodate about 450 vans of municipal waste each day, successfully doubling the waste-handling capability of PSP operators.
