GOVERNMENT YET TO TOUCH LAGOS URBAN PROBLEMS

A lawyer with the Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC), Barrister Emmanuel Nwaghodoh, said that the Lagos State government is only scratching on the surface the urban problems facing the state.

He stated this today at a rally organised by the organisation in conjunction with Lagos Marginalised Communities Forum to mark the 2013 World Habitat Day. Speaking further, he said that a huge sum of amount will be needed to make urban mobility effective in Lagos considering the way the government is approaching urban renewal issues.

The rally and clean up exercise was meant to enlighten people on the need for them to live in a clean and healthy environment.

Partakers in the rally with the support of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) engaged in cleaning the streets and drainages along the route of the rally which took off from Church Street, Railway Line in Badiya East passing through Sari-Iganmu, Badiya West, Apapa Iganmu before terminating at Badiya.

In his speech, the Advocacy Co-ordinator, LAWMA, Mr. Sunmola Jamiu, advised people to always pack their dirt and dispose it properly. He further stated that most of the waste are recyclable, and anyone who have the recyclable waste at his disposal could sell it to LAWMA, instead of littering the whole environment with dirt.

The Chairman, LAMCOFOR, Mr. Yemi Ogunyemi showed his appreciation to those that partook in the rally and clean up exercise.

The World Habitat Day is celebrated every first Monday in October every year, and this year’s theme is “Urban Mobility”.