By Kehinde Adeleye
The Chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA, David Famuyiwa counselled market leaders, commercial drivers on the closure of Ile Epo Market.
The market was defiled by the unsanitary activities of vendors who routinely break environmental rules that led to its closure.
He urged people to maintain a clean environment and reaffirmed that anyone found breaking environmental laws would be subjected to facing a lawsuit. He also pleaded with drivers to strictly follow the rules for parking their cars in order to reduce unnecessary traffic in the market area.
Regarding the Oke Odo Market’s closure and reopening by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, which was caused by traders’ indiscriminate trash dumping and poor hygiene procedures, the visit by the council chairman was crucial as he addressed the market leaders and expressed satisfaction with the current cleaning effort being shown in the market. He urged them to keep up the pace of cleanliness.
He urged people to maintain a clean environment and reaffirmed that anyone found breaking environmental laws would be slammed with a lawsuit.
He also pleaded with drivers to strictly follow the rules for parking their cars in order to reduce unnecessary traffic in the market area.
Famuyiwa stated that his administration would keep reviewing the process to rectify any problems, particularly with the market roads and drainage systems.
He added that the Sanitation Officers of the council would keep track of everything and make sure that all efforts to keep the market clean and hygienic were being made in their daily operations.
The Chairman also underlined the necessity for waste bins to be installed by the industry leaders and demanded that everyone adopt the culture of correct garbage disposal for collection by waste managers since it will no longer be tolerated.
Some of the traders who took part in the exercise praised the Chairman for his efforts and showed excitement to participate in ensuring a cleaner Oke-Odo Market.
