---Appoints
former General Manager of LAWMA, Ola Oresanya as a consultant
The
Lagos State Government has directed the Association of Waste Managers of
Nigeria (AWAM), known as PSP operators, to resume door-to-door evacuation of
waste.
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.
Bello
said that the directive was in making good the government’s promise to achieve
a cleaner and healthier environment.
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,” Bello said.
He
also 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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