On: June 21, 2026
In: Environment
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Transportation Logistics, Mr Adekoya Hassan, urged transport workers to actively discourage littering and take ownership of sanitation within their parks, garages and bus stops.
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“Our roads are being littered deliberately by people. We want you to take responsibility as our partners to ensure that this does not happen again,” he said.
Hassan said indiscriminate trading within transport facilities contributed significantly to waste generation and environmental pollution.
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“We must stop allowing people to sell indiscriminately in parks because that is also where much of this waste is generated,” he said.
Also, the Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, urged transport operators to support efforts aimed at keeping roads and public spaces clean.
Gbadegesin said Lagos generated about 13,000 tonnes of waste daily, underscoring the scale of the challenge facing the state.
He commended transport unions for moving more than 22 million commuters daily with a high level of organisation and discipline.
According to him, such capacity can also be deployed to support environmental sustainability.
“We need your support. Lagos is our home and we must keep it clean.
“Waste should be collected from homes and taken to designated collection points. Refuse should not be brought onto roads,” he said.
Gbadegesin urged residents to keep waste within their premises pending collection and avoid dumping refuse on highways and road medians.
He also condemned roadside trading, noting that newly constructed roads were often occupied by traders shortly after completion.
“We should not allow trading at bus stops. It gives the impression that people can behave anyhow, and we do not want that in Lagos,” he said.
Gbadegesin commended transport unions for supporting the monthly environmental sanitation exercise and called for sustained daily enforcement of sanitation regulations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that representatives of the transport unions pledged their readiness to partner with the state government to ensure a cleaner environment. (NAN)
