The Lagos State Authorities has closed down the Okeodo market at Ile-Epo, close to Abule Egba for non-compliance with the state’s environmental legal guidelines.

This comes simply two days after the federal government sealed the Oyingbo and Alayabiagba markets in Lagos Mainland for related causes.

Tokunbo Wahab, commissioner for Setting and Water Sources, mentioned that the closure of Okeodo market was a crucial step to make sure that public areas meet the required cleanliness requirements.

He warned different markets that danger imminent shut-down for improper waste disposal and varied environmental infractions.

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Muyiwa Gbadegesin, managing director of the Lagos Waste Administration Authority (LAWMA), mentioned that the closure of Okeodo market was a stark reminder that adherence to cleanliness requirements was not negotiable.

He urged market operators and stakeholders to take the motion as a wake-up name to institute sturdy cleanliness practices inside their premises.

The closure of Okeodo market is the newest in a sequence of measures taken by the Lagos State Authorities to handle environmental challenges within the state. In latest weeks, LAWMA has additionally cleared the CMD/Magodo highway of all unlawful markets and shanties, and seized the gadgets of avenue merchants.

The Lagos State Authorities has taken plenty of steps to handle environmental challenges within the state, together with closing markets that don’t adjust to environmental legal guidelines. Whereas these efforts are commendable, it is very important make sure that environmental legal guidelines are enforced pretty and persistently, and that market operators and stakeholders are supplied with satisfactory assist to assist them comply, consultants remark.