By Babajide Fadoju
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has conducted extensive cleanup operations across the State, clearing hundreds of environmental blackspots in a renewed sanitation drive that has touched every corner of Lagos, from Apongbon to Epe, from Maryland to Badagry. The operations, which involved multiple trucks and sanitation crews working simultaneously across various regions, have restored dignity to public spaces, medians, bus stops, markets, and major junctions that had long been plagued by indiscriminate waste disposal.
In the Lagos Island axis, LAWMA Truck MO11 led a comprehensive cleanup of the Marina corridor, clearing refuse at Uba Inner Marina, First City Plaza, Berlin Plaza, Marina Bus Stop, Sanlam Allianz by Broad Street, Martin’s by Broad Street, Red Tag by Broad Street, and Davies by Broad Street. The truck also cleared Apongbon median and Olowogbowo, restoring these busy commercial corridors to cleanliness. Along the Broad Street axis, Kakawa Junction, Fountain Broad Street, and the Central Bank were also cleared, while Salako Junction and Ajaganabe Junction on Recreation Road received similar attention.
In the Epe and Ijebu-Ode corridor, LAWMA crews cleared multiple locations including Ayetoro opposite Zenith Bank, Oluwa Junction, Oredegbe Junction Hospital Road, Ogunfayo Bus Stop, Olofin Junction, Odomola Media Road, Adeiba median, New Railway Lamata, and the Poka Media Road beside Pobo Market. The operations also covered Awoyaya Bus Stop, GRA Abijon Bus Stop, Lakowe School Gate, and Golf Bus Stop, ensuring that communities along the Epe axis were fully restored to cleanliness.
The Maryland and Ikorodu axis received significant attention, with LAWMA crews clearing Boundary Roundabout, the walkways along Maryland, Small Estate Gate Junction, Akerele Street Junction, and Olade Benson Gate Junction. In the Ikorodu corridor, the BRT terminal was cleared, along with the areas opposite Glo office, opposite Total filling station, Benson Bus Stop, Ifako Bus Stop, and Ogudu Bus Stop. The Alapere axis was also fully cleared, including the road opposite AP Filling Station, Alapere Bus Stop, and Abiola Garden.
In the Badagry and Ojo axis, LAWMA operations covered Cele Nicer Spot, Zone 2 Bus Stop, Divine Bus Stop, Adio Bus Stop, Police Station Bus Stop, and Cele Bus Stop, all cleared by Truck MO08. The Okokomaiko market medians and mammoth bin locations were also evacuated, while the Iyana Isashi Bus Stop median was cleared. In the Egbeda and Akownjo axis, M36 cleared multiple blackspots including Akownjo Dopemu Bridge, SOBO Bus Stop, Ajani Akingbogun Street Junction, Miccon Bus Stop, Bakery Bus Stop, and Ile Epo Bus Stop. The Ikotun-Idimu corridor also recorded progress with the clearance of Alhaja Bus Stop, Council Bus Stop, and Calvary Bus Stop.
MO56 was deployed across the Ikeja axis, clearing Peak Milk fence, Industrial Avenue Akilo Road, Guinness Spot on Oba Akran Road, Barracks Junction Akilo Road, Shogun Estate, Caterpillar Bus Stop, Abisogun Leigh Street, Wemco Road Central Mosque, and Wemco Road traffic light. MO60 cleared the BRT median, Omolade median, and Mosholashi Road median. MO43 cleared Baruwa Bus Stop, Jimmyco Autos, and Gate Black Spot, while MO37 worked at Ojodu Berger Bus Stop and under the bridge. MO41n cleared Maruwa Park roundabout, Bino Filling Station bus stop, Waste Bin Point at Badagry roundabout, and Elijah Bus Stop Bridge median. MO22 cleared the Ikotun-Idimu road median and Calvary bus stop, while M07 was deployed in the Sangotedo and Badore axis.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, commended the sanitation crews for their dedication and sacrifice, noting that the scale of the operations reflects the Authority’s unwavering commitment to environmental cleanliness. He urged residents to support these efforts by patronising approved PSP operators and avoiding indiscriminate waste disposal, emphasising that environmental cleanliness is a shared responsibility that requires the cooperation of all stakeholders.
Dr. Gbadegesin reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to continuously improving waste management services across the State, assuring residents that the ongoing interventions would be sustained until every blackspot in Lagos is cleared. He noted that the deployment of additional resources, including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) compactor trucks and the optimisation of Transfer Loading Stations, would further enhance the Authority’s capacity to deliver efficient and effective waste evacuation services.
