By Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of all illegal dumpsites across the State, saying it would not hesitate to take over sites used for unauthorized dumping of refuse.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environment, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe gave this order during his sanitation monitoring tour of the State on Monday where he discovered an illegal dumpsite in Anthony area of the State.
He decried the existence of illegal dumpsites in Lagos State, stressing that such unauthorized sites did not only deface the Lagos mega city but also create serious health and environmental hazards to the people.
His words: “we totally condemn the existence of illegal dumpsites in some areas of the State, especially on our wetland areas that have been reserved by nature and which ought to be kept as the state’s natural buffer zones”
He said…
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