Sanwo-Olu Launches Market Trader Money Worth N750 To Traders in Lagos

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...Says initiative will stimulate economic activities in food markets

 

Presentation of Cheque by Gov. Sanwo-Olu 

In fulfilment of his promise and demonstration of love to market men and women on Valentine’s Day, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, flagged off the distribution of N750million financial intervention scheme tagged “Lagos Market Trader Money” for 15,000 beneficiaries.

The 15,000 beneficiaries, who received N50,000 each, were drawn from across all the six geo-political zones of Nigeria – South-West, South-East, South-South, North-Central, North-West and North East, but are all residents of Lagos.

Speaking during the launch of the Lagos Market Trader Money held at De Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the gesture will go a long way to actualise his goal of transforming the food systems in Lagos State and stimulate economic activities in various food markets in line with his administration’s THEMES+ developmental agenda.

It would be recalled that Governor Sanwo-Olu during the commissioning of the Mid-Level Agro produce Hub, Idi-Oro, Mushin on Sunday, December 17, 2023, announced a N750million financial intervention scheme for Lagos traders tagged “Lagos Market Trader Money” for 15,000 traders across the State.

Governor Sanwo-Olu fulfilled his promise in less than 60 days as 250 traders from each of 20 local governments and 37 Local Development Council Areas (LCDAs), as well as 750 beneficiaries identified from markets within the barracks and military formations across the State, on Wednesday, received N50,000 each. 

Sanwo-Olu implored the beneficiaries of the Lagos Market Trader Money to make the best and judicious use of the grant in ways that will contribute to the economic development of the State.

“I urge you to let the citizens of Lagos feel the impact of this grant and all the other support that this administration has been providing towards ensuring food security, through reasonable reduction in the cost of basic food items in a way that it will be affordable to ordinary Lagosians,” he said.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the initiative was conceptualized as a stop-gap measure of the Lagos State Government to empower small-scale traders in the Food Systems by providing them financial support to expand their businesses thereby fostering economic growth and improving the lives of many within the State.

He said: “This will ensure sustainable livelihoods and facilitate business expansion for 15,000 traders who occupy a strategic position in the State’s economic pyramid and food distribution network.

“Lagos State, which has a growing population presently estimated at over 24 million has a food system transaction value of over N6trillion annually, is in the process of establishing a dynamic food market system under the Food Systems Transformation Agenda to promote the preservation, storage, transportation and presentation of wholesome food to the populace, with the aim of reducing food waste, improve affordability, guarantee food safety, quality and accessibility.

“This initiative led to the implementation of key projects such as the establishment of the Lagos Central Food Security System and Logistics Hub, Ketu-Ereyun, Epe and the Mid-Level Agro Produce Hub, Idi-Oro, Mushin. As a mark of our resolve to follow through with the Agenda, work has commenced on three additional Mid-Level Agro-Produce Hubs at Sangotedo, Agege, and Abule-Ado, while the first phase of the Lagos Central Food Security System and Logistics Hub will be commissioned by December 2024.”

Speaking on how the 15,000 traders were selected for the Lagos Market Trader Money, Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed that “The beneficiaries were identified by the State’s Agricultural Field Officers serving each LGA/LCDA in collaboration with the Iyaloja/Babaloja General and Market Masters of each Local Government/Local Council Development Area across the State.

“The beneficiaries were selected through a methodical process targeted at 200 beneficiaries from markets in each LGA/LCDA in addition to 50 beneficiaries that were selected by the Iyaloja/Babaloja General in each LGA/LCDA making a total of 14,250 market traders.

“Also, 750 beneficiaries were identified from markets within the Barracks and Military formations across the State in collaboration with their respective Iyaloja/Babaloja. This brings the total number of beneficiaries to 15,000.

“To ensure fairness in the selection process while demonstrating the spirit of Lagos as being home to all, the beneficiaries were drawn from across all the geopolitical zones of the Nation with 11,039 from the South-West, 914 from the South-East, 868 from the South-South, 1,710 from North- Central, 373 from the North-West and 107 from the North-East.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu also noted that 75 percent of the beneficiaries are women while the remaining 25 percent are men, adding that 35 percent of the beneficiaries are below 40 years while 65 percent are above 40 years. He said this goes to show the social inclusiveness in implementing the initiative.

Speaking earlier, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, said the Lagos Market Trader Money initiative is part of the government’s efforts towards ensuring sustainable livelihoods and wealth creation for traders across the State.

She said: “This initiative is part of the State Government’s commitment to the development of the downstream segment of food and agricultural value chains which centers on markets and market access. This is due to the fact that Lagos is the largest market city-state in sub-Saharan Africa.

“The support that would be extended today is targeted at expanding the capacity of the beneficiaries to off-take more produce from our farmers thereby catalysing increased food production in and outside the State.

“This Initiative, jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Local Governments, in collaboration with market leaders across all the 57 LGAs and LCDAs is only the first of many to be launched by Mr. Governor towards helping to shoulder the burdens of the citizenry, ranging from food, health, education to transportation.”

Also speaking, the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Chief (Mrs.) Folasade Tinubu-Ojo appreciated Governor Sanwo-Olu for the good gestures to market men and women in Lagos State.

She enjoined traders, who are beneficiaries of the Lagos Market Trader Money to make good use of the N50,000 given to them to augment their businesses.

Why We Built A Modern Market At Moshalashi, Agege - Egunjobi

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 Why We Built A Modern Market At Moshalashi, Agege - Egunjobi

The Executive Chairman, Agege LG, Alh. Chief  Ganiyu Egunjobi has revealed why his Administration deemed it to build a modern market at Moshalashi Alhaja Agege, Lagos. 

Egunjobi said that, part of the activities of the government was to create enabling environment for traders and boost economy of the area. "The market was built for convenient  use of traders, their  customers and residents.

” This  ultra modern market was built to bring succour to the traders and  residents.

“Before now, this place was a  hideout for  hoodlums and criminals , but we converted  it to this beautiful  market for the benefit of  traders ,their customers and residents “,he said.

The council chairman added that the lock-up shops could accommodate no fewer than  100 traders, apart from dozens of petty traders that could  be accommodated in the new market. He appealed to traders to shun roadside trading and  take advantage of the new market.

The market was  Inaugurated by the wife of Lagos State Speaker, Princess Bukonla Obasa, Wife of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly.

Mrs. Obasa, who was ably represented by her  Personal Assistant, Mrs Kanyinsola Adebeshin, said the market  was provided by the council to address  inadequate market spaces for   traders and the attendant problem of street trading.

She urged traders in the community  to shun street trading and move into the new market for their convenience and that of their customers.

“We appeal to traders to shun roadside trading and  take advantage of the new  market.

In a brief interview with the Iyaloja General Agege, Alhaja  Taibat Tijani-Lawal, thanked the council chairman for the market, saying the traders would ensure proper use of the facilities  therein.

According to her, no trader will be allowed to trade by  the roadside  .

“Any interested trader will need to obtain a  form and follow the normal process before he or she can get a space in  the market ” she said.

Mrs Abosede Lawal, one of the traders ,also thanked the council boss for the market project, saying that the new facility would go a long way to help traders do their business safely.

Vice Chairman of the Council, Hon Gbenga Abiola, members of the Council Cabinet, the Baale of Panada in Agege, High Chief Wakilu Abayomi Sunmola, Iyaloja general of Agege, Alhaja Taibat Tijani, members of the market committee were top dignitary at the event.

Others include, The Contractor Mr. Tosin, Alhaji Olaniyi Oladeebo Okadigbo, Environmental health workers, Kick Against Indiscipline KAI personnel and Ministry of Environment MOE Enforcement Unit amongst others

COVID19: LASEMA TAKES PREVENTION SENSITIZATION TO LAGOS MARKET MEN AND WOMEN

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Iyaloja, Lasema

Market men and women have been urged to ensure constant cleanliness around their business areas  and to  indulge in frequent hand washing with soap and water to prevent  the spread of Coronavirus.

The advice on improved housekeeping was given by the top management team of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, led by it's Director General/CEO, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who spoke extensively on how to prevent spread of the disease.

As part of the Agency's strategic approach to preventing spread of the virus, the Agency took the Coronavirus sensitization campaign to  the weekly meeting of the Association of Commodity Market men and Women of Nigeria, at the home of their President, the Iyaloja-General, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo in Ikeja.

Speaking on the development after the sensitization, LASEMA's Director- General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said it was necessary to build resilience of Lagos residents from the grassroots up and  the Commodity traders were key stakeholders who could help curb the spread of Coronavirus and other communicable diseases.

The Iyaloja - General, Mrs Folasade Tinubu-Ojo who  commended the Agency's involvement in the campaign said that the Association had been engaging members on personal hygiene and general cleanliness in times past, noting that, it may be difficult to avoid overcrowding, which was one of the recommendations of curbing the spread of communicable diseases.

Speaking further, the Iyaloja General promised that the Association would ensure that those present at the meeting take the message of personal and environmental hygiene down to all the nooks and crannies of their homes and markets in Lagos.

The Commodity traders  and other residents were encouraged to report suspected case of Coronavirus  through the Lagos State Emergency Toll Free numbers 767/112 or through 08033565529, 08052817243, 08023401214.

Coronavirus/Lassa Fever: Egunjobi Inaugurates Emergency Preparedness, Response Team .

...Charged Residents on Regular Handwash

Following the outbreak of the deadly diseases in the country, Lassa Fever and that of Corona Virus, The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Alhaji Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi (JP) today took sensitization campaign and awareness to market in order to sensitise the community members and the general public on prevention of Coronavirus and Lassa Fever in Agege Local government.

He said that, "Available evidences in all countries have shown that infectious diseases are now on the rampage.

"Lassa fever has killed so many people in Nigeria. Coronavirus has also become a very serious global challenge.

"I believe we are all aware that Nigeria as of this morning has one confirmed case of the deadly Coronavirus disease otherwise known as COVID-19.

"In the same vein, several people are currently under medical examinations and in isolation centres or quarantined across the country in quest to determine whether they have been infected by the disease.

"Coronavirus in particular is changing our ways of life.  The fear of it is now the beginning of wisdom. Saudi Arabia yesterday shutdown the holiest mosque, Kaaba, announcing her plan to sterilize it. Earlier the kingdom suspended the year-round lesser hajj.

"The English Football Association also put in abeyance the pre-match traditional handshakes during Premiership games while Seria A matches are now being played behind closed door due to the same Coronavirus disease."

"Our government has resolved to promote a culture of routine hand washing as a strategy to reduce deadly infectious diseases and also foster environmental sanitation in markets, garages, schools, mosques, churches and other public places across the community.

"We will provide hand washing points in strategic locations and continuously promote hand washing in our communities, ” he added.

The chairman said that most of the infectious diseases could be prevented if people maintained good personal and environmental hygiene.

"Let's keep our food stuffs in covered containers and ensure regular hand washing with soap and water in order to prevent deadly infections.

We have also resolved to provide strong leadership in infection control, "I have constituted Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee which will be inaugurated today".

"I therefore charged Residents on regular handwash which will give them opportunity to prevent such diseases.

"My advice to you on the issue of Coronavirus apart from personal hygiene, is to party less. Also, don’t pick offence when you offer people handshake and they decline.'

Earlier, The Head of Medical Department, Agege Local Government, Dr. Akintayo, Akintoba Adebayo addressed the public on how to tackle health challenges related to Corronavirus and Lassa Fever.

This is a market place which welcome different types of people, we have to be conscious of this LASSA fever at the same time prevent its spread,” he said.

The doctor also educated the traders on frequent hand washing and the use of sanitisers at both the market place and at home.

He added that, the leadership of the Council will continue in the sensitisation campaign program in other public places for adequate sensitization.

The Council boss thereafter take lead on proper hand washing and sharing of informational and pictorial flyers to the stakeholders.

Representing the Iyaloja General, The Iyaloja, Agege Main Market, Alhaja Monsurat Ajayi Adeyemi in her remarks, thanked the council chairman and his team for the enlightenment and assured them that the traders would abide by the advice given to them to prevent the spread of the diseases.

 Hon. Prince Abiodun Ogunji (Vice Chairman), Hon. Gbenga Abiola (SLG), Alhaji Tunde Azeez (APC Chairman Agege LG) led  LG excos and ward chairmen; Members of the Legislative arm led by Hon. Joel Olabode Adigun; Hon. Bola Britto  Hon. Ganiyu Adeyemo were among top dignitaries at the event.

Others include, Baale in council, Management team, Health officers led by the HMO; market men and women led by the representative of Iyaloja General of Agege LG; CDC and CDA members led by Alhaji Ayo Adesiyan.

REGULAR HAND WASHING, FRUITS INTAKE CRITICAL TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS – SANWO-OLU’S WIFE

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Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday emphasized the need for residents of the State to imbibe the habit of regular hand washing with soap and water as well as lots of fruits intake to build immunity against CoronaVirus disease now known as Covid-19.

Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at a Special Sanitation Visitation of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) to Tejuosho Ultra Modern Market in Yaba, said it was important for people to adequately fortify themselves to be on a sound footing to ward off any threat of disease.

According to the Governor’s wife, who is also the chairman of COWLSO, market sanitation was a critical factor in protecting the health of residents, and that the government would do everything possible to ensure hygiene in markets across the State in line with the Health and Environment component of the THEMES Agenda of the present administration.

“Coming in to the market this morning, I saw a banner placed at the entrance gate to educate the people about CoronaVirus and I must commend you for that because it is important for the markets to be clean. It is also important for people to imbibe the habit of regular washing of hands with soap and water.

“It is very important that we should all be aware that as long as we are eating clean and healthy vegetables and fruits, we would be able to increase our immunity so that we will be strong to fight the virus.

“As a matter of fact, this time around we need double dose of clean vegetables; double dose of fruits and for the doctors we would recommend Vitamin C to build your immunity and even when you have any of the attack like cough and so on, it would run its course and not stay in your body.

“By the grace of God, we are going to ensure that everybody fortifies their body by eating well, eating clean food and being in clean environment and that is why we are starting with the markets because most people come to the market to buy things and there will also be reward for cleanest market,” she said.

She added that in line with the ongoing campaign to end Tuberculosis, it was equally essential to educate the people that they should use handkerchiefs to cover their mouth when coughing and in case that is not available, the hand or elbow should be used to prevent the spread of the disease, as well as regular medical checkup.

Besides, the First Lady commended the Babaloja and Iyaloja of Tejuosho market for maintaining a clean environment, just as she urged them to go further to ensure that the shop owners in adjourning areas to the market also key into the efforts to foster cleaner environment.

Responding, Chairman of Surulere Local Government, Hon Tajudeen Ajide commended the First Lady for choosing market in the council as the first point of call for the sanitation visitation, saying it was clear that the health of residents was a priority to the COWLSO leadership.

Also, Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Chief (Mrs) Folashade Tinubu-Ojo said the initiative of COWLSO to visit market to play up sanitation was in line with the vision of market leadership in the State to ensure that hygiene is accorded the needed priority.

Policeman dies as 2 multi-storey buildings gutted by fire in Lagos Island

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Fire fighters as well as other emergency responders are still battling to put out the fire on Martins Street. (Twitter/ @rrslagos767)
Fire fighters as well as other emergency responders are still battling to put out the fire on Martins Street. (Twitter/ @rrslagos767)

Two multi-storey buildings were gutted by fire at different locations in Lagos Island on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 destroying goods and property worth millions of naira in the ever busy commercial city centre.
A five-storey building situated at Oluwole Market, adjacent to Mandillas Building, and another three-storey building located at Dosumu Street, both in Lagos Island, were burnt on Tuesday.

While the fire at the three-storey building on Dosumu street was successfully put off, fire servicemen were still battling to extinguish the fire raging at the six-storey building at Martins Street as at 7:40p.m. on Tuesday.

Fire fighters as well as other emergency responders are still battling to put out the fire on Martins Street. (Twitter/ @rrslagos767)
Fire fighters as well as other emergency responders are still battling to put out the fire on Martins Street. (Twitter/ @rrslagos767)

As at the time of filing this report, the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) posted on it twitter page (@rrslagos767) that the incident had claimed the life of a policeman from a nearby division.

"We are still at the scene of the fire incident. Though it has reduced to a reasonable extent, Efforts are still on to put it out completely. Partial building collapse occurred during the process which claimed the life of a policeman from a nearby division." they twitted.

Fire fighters as well as other emergency responders are still battling to put out the fire on Martins Street.

(Twitter/ @rrslagos767)
Fire fighters as well as other emergency responders are still battling to put out the fire on Martins Street. (Twitter/ @rrslagos767)

According to NAN reports, a combined team of servicemen from Lagos Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, Julius Berger, UBA and Union Bank were at the scene battling to extinguish the fire.

Confirming the reports, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said at the scene that emergency officials were able to localise the fire and stopped it from spreading to other buildings.

“We received a call earlier this morning that there is a fire incident that involves two multistorey buildings at Martins Street and Dosumu Street in Lagos.

“Immediately we activated our emergency response plan and other stakeholders in managing emergency moved to the scene.

“We are able to locate and localised the fire but the major challenge we are having is access to major source of the fire; secondly, we discovered that they stored highly inflammable materials in the building.

”The way the building is positioned is adjacent and interlocked to the centre area, but we make use of combined team method to localise the fire which spread from one shop to the other but we are trying to put it off now,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

Olufemi appealed to Lagosians, especially traders at Lagos Island markets, not to panic.
He, however, pleaded with traders to stop putting generators and petrol inside their shops to avoid similar accidents in the area.

Chief (Mrs) Folashade Ojo, Iyaloja of Lagos, who also visited the scene, called for regular public power supply to prevent indiscriminate use of generators causing fire outbreaks.

Olanrewaju Elegushi, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Lagos Central Business District, sympathised with the affected traders and also said the state would soon provide fire hydrants in the area to enable the servicemen have access to wate

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It's Never Been This Rosy In Orile Agege - Iyaloja General

...Hails Hon. J.S Babatunde Over Presentation of Utility Buses to Market Excos, Others

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The Iyaloja General and Erelu of Orile Agege Kingdom, Chief Mrs. Bola Orelaru has hailed the Executive Chairman of Orile Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Johnson Sunday Babatunde over the distribution of utility buses to market executives and other stakeholders in the council.

Speaking with AgegePulse, Chief Orelaru acknowledged the tremendous works towards rebuilding and restoring the glory of Orile Agege.


The Erelu of Orile Agege expressed her gratitude to  the council boss for fulfilling his campaign promises to the market men and women by providing them with a new utility vehicle for their activities.


She said the kind gesture will go a long way to ease the hurdles of swift mobility that the executives have been experiencing for the past 15years.

In her usual appreciation style, the Iyaloja on behalf of herself and entire market women and men thanked the Chairman, council management, leaders of the house,  legislators and the leadership of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Orile Agege for fielding a competent candidate with exemplary leadership qualities.

Yuletide: Lagos set to commence sale of Lake Rice

...Available in Oko Oba Agege, Ikeja, Ojo, Ikorodu, Others

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau has assured all residents in Lagos of the present administration’s commitment to continue the sale of Lake Rice, especially during the forthcoming yuletide through adequate production and a fair distribution of the rice across the State.

Speaking on the preparation for the sale of the Lake Rice recently in his Office, the Commissioner said the product would be made available to the masses at the various accredited centres during the festive period and beyond.

He said, “Residents can buy the product from the Lagos Television (LTV) Complex, Agidingbi-Ikeja; Farm Service Centre Odogunyan-Ikorodu; Farmers Mart Surulere; Lagos Agric Input Supply Authority (LAISA) Ojo; Agricultural Development Authority (ADA) Oko Oba, Agege; Farmers Mart, Ajah and Farm Service Centre, Temu-Epe.”

The Commissioner informed that the need to ensure that Lake Rice circulates into the nooks and crannies of the State is key in government’s drive to attain food sufficiency, adding that food production and self-sufficiency have been given priority attention in line with the State’s policy.

While noting that the prices for the different bags of rice have not changed, Suarau stressed that this administration will continue to maintain the publicised price of the product in order to make it affordable for the citizens.

He added that that monitoring mechanism has been put in place to ensure fair sales of the product in all centres on the basis of first-come, first-served, adding that the government is doing everything possible to ensure that residents get the products at the nearest designated centres without any problem and in an atmosphere devoid of rancour.

Agege LG Boss, Egunjobi Declares War on Rats

...Visits Elere Police Station, Pen Cinema Police Division in a bid to ensure adequate security.

Agege Local Government Area will no longer be a safe haven for rats as the council kick starts operation no more rats within the locality.

This was made known by the Executive Chairman of the Council, Hon. Ganiyu Egunjobi during a sensitisation exercise across some communities on ravaging endemic disease known as Lassa Fever.

Egunjobi and his team visited Agege main market, Abiola Market, Ashade market, Ogba Tyre markets and other areas sensitising the people to be conscious of having contacts with rats which are main carriers of Lassa Fever.

Speaking with Agegepulse, Egunjobi said: "the exercise is to sensitise and educate the people of Agege about Lassa Fever and how to prevent it".

"We want the people of Agege to kill and avoid physical contact with rats. We want them to imbibe the spirit of ensuring their environment is clean, safe and healthy for living.

Thereafter, Egunjobi with his team donated fumigation machine, pesticides and insecticides to the markets and communities to control the prevalence of rodents and pests in various homes and market environments.

Agege Vice Chairman, Prince Abiodun Ogumjiz Agege LG Head of Admin., Mrs. Mayowa Ikuforiji, Head of Environment/Health Mrs. Falade,  Leader of the House, Hon. Kola Anigbajumo, Hon. Kabir Odejobi and some other Councillors were part of the sensitization exercise.

In another development, Egunjobi and his team paid courtesy visit to Elere Police Station, and Pen Cinema Police Division in a bid to ensure adequate security and safety of lives and properties in Agege

LASG dedicates October sanitation to vector control

The Lagos State Government has declared that the State’s Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise for the month of October will be dedicated to vector control and observed, as usual, between the hours of 7:00am to 10.00am on Saturday, 29th October, 2016.

The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, who disclosed this recently, explained that the move towards vector control in the State had commenced with automated fumigation of all markets in Lagos, starting with Obalende Market, is aimed at eliminating rodents and preventing the disease they might cause.

He urged residents to turn out en-masse and participate actively in the forthcoming sanitation exercise by cleaning their homes and drains, warning that the period of environmental sanitation should not be used for any social engagement or sporting activities, but for cleaning and sanitation exercises.

Dr. Adejare noted that apart from this State organized event, daily cleaning of our environment should be an everyday affair, because environment is the superstructure on which everything rests. He appealed to residents to desist from acts that could lead to flooding, such as indiscriminate dumping of waste into drains and canals and other acts that might result in environmental degradation.

According to him, “The State Government is committed to achieving a flood-free Lagos. Citizens on their part will do well to ensure that canals and channels in their areas are cleaned at all times, in addition to the regular de-silting, dredging and maintenance of drainage channels and canals by government.”

“As we are all aware, Lagos is a coastal State that has high water table and prone to flash-floods, we must therefore imbibe positive attitude which will reduce to the barest minimum the incidence of flooding, which has so far been contained in the State” he added.

The Commissioner warned residents who still patronize cart pushers to desist from the illegal act as the coverage of the PSP Operators has been widened to effectively accommodate more residents of the State.

He reminded Lagosians that government’s zero tolerance programme to environmental infractions and nuisances was still very much on course and as such the people should refrain from degrading the environment in any form to avoid the negative consequences of environmental pollution and the full weight of the compliance measures of government.

In order to attain total compliance of the restriction order and ensure full participation of Lagosians in the sanitation exercise, Adejare implored interstate Bus Operators, the State Transport Owners and Road Transport Workers Association to comply with the restriction of vehicular movement order between 7.00am-10.00am as any vehicle caught violating this order will be dealt with appropriately, while passengers in such vehicles will also be prosecuted according to the State Environmental Sanitation Laws.

He further assured that Law Enforcement Agencies including the Nigeria Police and officials from LAWMA, LASTMA and KAI have been fully mobilized to enforce the restriction.