By Our Correspondent
Lagos, Nov. 12, ’26 (TNZ) Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, has assured residents of improved waste evacuation and a cleaner Lagos.
TheNewsZenith reports that Wahab’s assurance comes, on Wednesday, after inspecting the rehabilitated facilities at Solus III Dumpsite by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
The rehabilitation included the access road leading to the dumpsite, which was part of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s promised intervention.
TheNewsZenith recalls that Sanwo-Olu had earlier promised to upgrade critical waste management facilities across the state and enhance operational efficiency.
Speaking during the inspection, the Commissioner reiterated the state government’s commitment to its responsibility by upgrading waste management infrastructure,
Wahab added that the government was reorganising LAWMA to strengthen service delivery.
He urged Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators to complement the interventions through improved coordination, effective service delivery and regular feedback.
“PSP operators should take responsibility for coordinating their members and ensure efficient use of the rehabilitated facility for seamless waste evacuation operations.
TheNewsZenith reports that the new operational arrangement, Solus III Dumpsite, is expected to receive about 100 waste collection trucks daily.
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This will ease disposal pressure on Olusosun Dumpsite and improve evacuation efficiency across the Lagos West axis.
According to the commissioner, the facility is dedicated to PSP operators within their catchment area.
He said the arrangement would improve accessibility, reduce operational delays and enhance turnaround time for waste collection trucks.
President of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), Dr Olugbenga Adebola, spoke on behalf of the PSP operators.
He expressed satisfaction with the quality of work delivered at the facility.
Adebola pledged the operators’ cooperation with the government to ensure effective utilisation of the facility.
He expressed the operators’ commitment to adopting a coordinated truck call-up system to regulate access to the dumpsite.
This is to ensure seamless operations and prevent traffic congestion along major access roads (TNZ)
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