Ipaja Ayobo Council Chairman Declares War Against Environmental Law Violators

The newly sworn in Chairman of Ayobo Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, Mr Ladi Oluwaloni, has declared Zero tolerance against environmental law violators in the council.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the chairman and the council management in conjunction with Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) embarked on clean up of indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the medians of Ayobo community.

Oluwaloni in his remarks during the cleanup exercise on Thursday said that violators of indiscriminate dumping of refuse would be prosecuted when caught.

“We have held stakeholders meeting with various sectors in the community that the council will no longer tolerate indiscriminate dumping of refuse on the medians across the roads in the community.

“That’s why we are collaborating with the police, LAWMA, community and market leaders to curtail the menace in our community,” he said.

Mr Tunde Suleiman, the Head Private Sector Participation (PSP) Service LAWMA said in his remarks that the LAWMA would collaborate with the council to ensure a safer environment for the residents.

“This is a laudable exercise that will show and tell the residents that the government is ready to curtail the menace of indiscriminate dumping of refuse.

“We have engagement with PSP to reach out to people continuously and we have also met with the community leaders to encourage and ensure that residents comply with environmental law,” Suleiman said.

Elder Joseph Olokede, the Chairman Community Development Committee (CDC) Ayobo Ipaja LCDA urged all the community leaders to embark on enlightening their residents to avoid severe punishment from the government.

“We wish all the community development associations around here will do the necessary thing to make their environment clean and guard against pollution and avoidable ailments because the council has done its own part of it.

“We must have to also beg the PSP operators again: If they collect money, let them carry out the exercise. If you don’t work, you cannot collect money.

“They (PSP Operators) believe in taking our people to court, sealing up their houses.

“The truth is that If they don’t come to park the refuse, the owner of the house will carry the refuse to somewhere else,” he said.