Ogun State Government, through the Ogun Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), warns market leaders and traders against dumping waste within market premises. The government says refuse left inside markets eventually turns the facilities into dumpsites and creates environmental and health risks. OGWAMA’s Managing Director, Farouk Akintunde, issues the warning in response to growing concerns about refuse accumulation and poor sanitation in parts of the state, including areas along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. According to the reports, OGWAMA signals that markets found disposing refuse indiscriminately will face enforcement action. The warning is directed at traders and market operators to change waste-handling practices and keep market environments clean. If the affected parties do not comply with the directive, the government indicates that markets may be shut down. The notices underscore that the state is moving to improve waste management and reduce conditions linked to environmental degradation and public health concerns.
Ogun State warns markets against illegal waste dumping, threatens closure
Ogun State Government, through the Ogun Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), warns market leaders and traders against dumping waste within market premises. The government says refuse left inside marke...
- Ogun State Government, via OGWAMA, warns traders and market leaders not to dump refuse in markets.
- The government says illegal waste dumping turns markets into dumpsites and poses environmental and health hazards.
- OGWAMA links the warnings to ongoing sanitation concerns and refuse accumulation in the state.
- Markets that are found dumping refuse indiscriminately risk being shut down.
- The warning follows concerns about sanitation issues, including along sections of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
Ogun State Government has warned market leaders and traders to desist from indiscriminate waste disposal, saying any market found dumping refuse within its premises risks being shut down. The warning comes amid growing concerns over the accumulation of refuse and evidence of open defecation along sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway within the state. A visit […] Ogun govt warns markets against illegal waste dumping, threatens closure of defaulters
2 hours agoThe Ogun State Government, through the Ogun Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, has warned traders to stop depositing waste inside markets, stressing that it later turn to dumpsites and constitutes environmental and health hazards. The Managing Director of OGWAMA, Farouk Akintunde, noted that if they fail to yield the warning, the markets would be shutdown in […] Stop turning markets into dumpsites or have them shut – Ogun Govt warns traders
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