BREAKING: LASG seals Alade market in Ikeja over violation of LAWMA rules
The Lagos state government, on Wednesday morning sealed the popular Alade market in Onigbongbo local council area of Ikeja, over violation of environmental laws.
This was disclosed by the Spokesman for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adeshina, in a post on his X handle (formerly twitter).
Adeshina said the enforcement was carried out by the officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) in collaboration with KAI/LAGESC, following the directive by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Tokunbo Wahab.
” As directed by HC MOE&WR, Tokunbo Wahab,enforcement operatives from LAWMA and KAI/ LAGESC in a joint operation on Wednesday morning sealed Alade Market situated in Onigbongbo LCDA.
” The infractions include (1) Lack of waste bin. (2) Filthy environment. (3) illegal burning of refuse by the road side. (4) Indiscriminate dumping of refuse. (5) Failure to comply with the rules of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)”, said Adeshina.
WesternPost had reported the closure of many popular markets in the state by the government over environmental infractions.
Some of the affected markets are; Alaba International, ASPAMDA, Ladipo market, Oke-Odo market and others.
