By Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) would support Edo State to strengthen its waste management system, the Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has it.
He gave the assurance during a visit by the Edo State Waste Management Board to LAWMA headquarters, Ijora-Olopa.
Gbadegesin said the deal between LAWMA and her Edo State counterpart would help improve waste management.
The LAWMA boss noted that effective waste management and sustainable sanitation culture takes time, and that only continuous introduction of innovative ideas, could help tackle the backlogs of refuse.
Also, the General Manager, Edo State Waste Management Board, Mr. Charles Imariagbe, praised the authority for hosting the team, adding that the visit provided them the opportunity of learning the strategies adopted by LAWMA.
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LAWMA Chief Operating Officer Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, said the agency has a private sector participants (PSP) scheme, which includes billing and waste collection.
LAWMA’s Assistant Director, Business Development and Strategy, Dr. Essien Nsuabia, who spoke on the various initiatives introduced by the agency, to establish cleaner and livable environment. He pledged the preparedness of the agency to assist Edo in waste management.
The team also visited Simpson and Oshodi Transfer Loading Stations, and Olusosun dumpsite for assessment.
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