LAWMA to enhance PSP operations

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Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, MD/CEO. LAWMA (2nd left); Chairman, LAHA Committee on the Environment, Hon. Desmond Elliot (r); and three PSP operators: Mrs. Titilola Bolaji (Dopec Nig. Entre.) (L); Mrs. Olanrewaju Lawal (Temmy Ventures)(m); and Mr. Adeshina Samuel (Gbogunboro Comm. Agencies)(2nd right), after receiving consolatory cheques for their burnt compactors while on active duty, at the LAWMA/PSP’s end of the year interactive session, zonal office, at Ogudu, on Wednesday, 18th December, 2019.

The Managing Director of Lagos
Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has reiterated the
agency’s commitment to improving the waste management services rendered by
private sector participants (PSP) through robust government assistance to
sustain their businesses.

As a sign-post of greater things
to come the way of these entrepreneurs, Dr. Gbadegesin presented consolatory
cheques to three PSP operators whose compactors got burnt on active duty.

MD/CEO. LAWMA Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, (3rd right); Exec. Director, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni (3rd left); President, Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Mr. David Oriyomi (r); and three PSP operators who received consolatory cheques for their burnt compactors while on active duty: Mrs. Titilola Bolaji (Dopec Nig. Entre.) (2nd right); Mrs. Olanrewaju Lawal (Temmy Ventures)(2nd left); and Mr. Adeshina Samuel (Gbogunboro Comm. Agencies)(L), during the LAWMA/PSP’s end of the year interactive session, at its zonal office, at Ogudu, on Wednesday, 18th December, 2019.

The occasion was an interactive
session with PSP operators at LAWMA Ogudu zonal facility, where he noted that
the authority would not relent in its effort to provide a business friendly
environment for the waste collectors, as well as a climate of partnership and
collaboration.

MD/CEO. LAWMA Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, (2nd left); Exec. Director, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni (2nd right); SSA to the Governor on LAWMA, Bashorun Ayo Williams (r); and President, Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Mr. David Oriyomi (L), during the LAWMA/PSP’s end of the year interactive session, at its zonal office, at Ogudu, on Wednesday, 18th December, 2019.

Speaking further, Gbadegesin
hinted that the authority would early next year take delivery of new compactors
being procured by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration in a
determined effort to tackle the challenge of waste management in the state.

Waxing philosophical, he
reflected that no one could accurately predict future occurrences in business,
hence the need for the operators to get insurance cover for their operational
vehicles, to mitigate unforeseen occurrences that are not palatable.

He said 2019 had been an eventful
year for waste management in the state and the end of the year interactive
session became necessary to dialogue over subsisting challenges hampering their
operations and work towards proffering solutions to them.

MD/CEO LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, (2nd left); Chairman, LAHA Committee on the Environment, Hon. Desmond Elliot (2nd right); Mr. Dotun Oriowo (r); and Waste management expert, Mr. Olugbenga Adebola (L), during the LAWMA/PSP’s end of the year interactive session, at its zonal office, at Ogudu, on Wednesday, 18th December, 2019.

The LAWMA boss was emphatic that
the administration of Governor Sanwo-Olu would stop at nothing to support the
waste collectors in the execution of their statutory duties, promising that the
in-coming year would witness drastic improvements in waste management services
across the metropolis.

Responding, the president of
Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN), Mr. David Oriyomi, profoundly
lauded the humanitarian gesture of the government on the cheque presentation,
promising renewed enthusiasm of PSP operators, to work tirelessly towards
making Lagos cleaner and livable for residents.

He commended the state government
for improving the condition of landfill sites in the metropolis, which would
pave way for efficient turn-around time of waste evacuation trucks, urging the
government to do more to boost the welfare of PSP workforce.

The interactive session was
attended by various environmental stakeholders in the state, including the
Chairman, House Committee on Environment, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon.
Desmond Elliot.