Indiscriminate Disposal Of Refuse At Kara Market Must Stop – LASEMA

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA has come out to blast the indiscriminate disposal of refuse at Kara Market, along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

The Director-General of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu recently revealed this after paying an unscheduled visit to the market over the weekend.

According to him, the waste generated through the market abattoir cattle dings and sewage were being indiscriminately disposed into the waterways, and this could result in serious environmental and health hazards.

He added that the indiscriminate waste disposal will eventually lead to epidemic and flooding around the waterways, which flows into Owode-Onirin/Mile 12 axis and other parts of Lagos.

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Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born June 25, 1965) is a Nigerian Politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He was announced the governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial primaries under the All Progressives Congress against incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in October 2018.

He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, as well as the London Business School, Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before his gubernatorial ambition, He was the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSPDC).

Sanwo-Olu has a B.Sc in Surveying and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the London Business School and the Lagos Business School.

He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Training and Development (NITAD).