Lagos State Government has started removing shanties at Oko Oba abattoir to improve its hygienic condition.
Commissioner for Agriculture Oluwatoyin Suarau said the exercise was not a ploy to chase anyone away from the place.
“The Lagos State Government is not planning to chase away anybody from the state, as being rumoured by some butchers and cow merchants. I want us all to see this administration’s initiatives as a way of sanitising and ensuring hygiene in the Red Meat Value Chain; we should not see this project as a government instrument to disrupt the activities of the market,” he said.
Suarau said the exercise was in collaboration with the Lagos State Task Force Team, adding that the present administration is committed to its all-inclusive system of governance.
The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olayiwole Onasanya, restated the administration’s commitment to the attainment of food security with the aid of the citizenry.
“Food security and hygienic environment are in the front burner of this administration to facilitate job and wealth creation as well as poverty reduction,” he said.
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Govt demolishes shanties at Oko Oba Abattoir
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Lagos to remove shanties at Oko Oba Abattoir
Lagos State Government is set to remove all shanties at Oko Oba abattoir to ensure a hygienic condition.
At an interactive session with the butchers and other stakeholders of the abattoir on Monday, Commissioner for Agriculture Oluwatoyin Suarau urged the stake holders to support government’s bid to upgrade the market.
“I want us all to see this gathering as a family meeting and we should not see this project as a government instrument to disrupt the activities of the market,” he said.
Suarau said the removal of the shanties will commence any time from the moment and all occupants should evacuate their valuables and move to the lairage temporarily for their activities pending the completion of the project.
The commissioner said the upgrading will be at the advantage of the abattoir operators and Lagosians at large as the proposed project will usher in a mega city equipped abattoir with a stand by clinic within the complex which can take care of the health of workers and other emergencies in the abattoir and also a mini market which will cater for some basic needs.
“As we speak, the government has completed the fencing of the abattoir and the heap of refuse which has existed for several years has been cleared. The beautification of the entrance and surroundings of the abattoir has also commenced,” he said.
Suarau reiterated the commitment of the government to all-inclusive system of governance. He urged the stakeholders to key into the project and point out miscreants and illegal inhabitant of the abattoir is required in restoring sanity to the market.
The Serikin Hausawa of Agege, Alhaji Musa Muhammadu Dogonkadai, hailed the state governments for carrying them along in the developmental projects on going in the state.
He assured the government of his people’s support. -
Rehabilitation of Oko Oba Abattoir begins
The Lagos State Government has started the rehabilitation of the Oko Oba Abattoir and Lairage Complex at Agege in fulfilment of its promise to develop the red meat value chain and restructure the facility for improved operations.
Commissioner for Agriculture Mr Oluwatoyin Suarau, who led officials to inspect the level of work done, said the rehabilitation include perimeter fencing of the complex; removal of slums, shanties and heap of solid waste.
According to him, the rehabilitation will also involve reconditioning and management of mechanised slaughter line at the complex; installation of facilities for waste conversion known as bio-gas plant; construction of transit camp; provision of general cleaning services; construction of stripe processing facility, rehabilitation and maintenance of waste recycling plant.
Suarau said the installation of facilities for waste conversion known as bio-gas plant will help convert large volume of waste generated at the abattoir into bio-gas to reduce the adverse effects of waste.
“The rehabilitation will also involve the construction of a transit camp; housing facilities comprising 100 units of self-contained rooms to accommodate cattle merchants on transit and construction of head, hide and stripe processing facility to curb unhygienic processing of meat products,” he said.
Suarau said the waste recycling plant would also be rehabilitated to ease the removal of the blood and gut content of the wastewater generated from the open slaughter slab and the mechanised slaughtering house.
The government, he said, would continue to train butchers, dislodge illegal abattoirs, seize stray animals and monitor meat transportation to and from the complex and other abattoirs and slaughter slabs. -
Lagos begins rehabilitation of Oko Oba abattoir
The Lagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation of the Oko Oba Abattoir and Lairage Complex, Agege in fulfillment of its promise to develop the red meat value chain and restructure the complex for improved operations.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Oluwatoyin Suarau who led a team of the Ministry of Agriculture officials on a tour of the complex to inspect the level of work done said the rehabilitation work include perimeter fencing of the complex; removal of slums, shanties and market in and around the complex and removal of heap of solid waste.
According to him, the rehabilitation work will also involve reconditioning and management of mechanized slaughter line at the complex; installation of facilities for waste conversion known as bio gas plant; construction of transit camp; provision of general cleaning services; construction of stripe processing facility and rehabilitation and maintenance of waste recycling plant.
Suarau stated that reconditioning and management of mechanized slaughter line at complex will rehabilitate the two 1,800 animals per day mechanized slaughter lines in order to ensure that products from the line meet the global quality, safety and compliance requirements.
He added that installation of facilities for waste conversion known as bio gas plant will help convert large volume of waste generated at the Abattoir into biogas to reduce the adverse effects of waste.
“The rehabilitation work will also involve construction of transit camp; a housing facilities comprising of 100 units of self-contained rooms to accommodate cattle merchants on transit and construction of head, hide and stripe processing facility to curb unhygienic processing of meat products”, the Commissioner said.
Suarau noted that there will also be rehabilitation and maintenance of waste recycling plant to provide the best and sustainable solution for the removal of the blood and gut content of the wastewater generated from the open slaughter slab and the mechanized slaughtering house.
He added that after the rehabilitation works, a general cleaning service unit will be established which will be responsible for general and day to day removal of all kinds of waste generated in the whole Abattoir complex, this according to him will help solve the problem of accumulated wastes resulting into heaps.
The Commissioner added also that the State Government will continue to train butchers, dislodge illegal abattoirs, seize stray animals and monitor how meat are transported to and from the complex and other abattoirs and slaughter slabs in the State.
“Currently, the State government and stakeholders in the abattoir are putting heads together to fully harness the Eko Large Ruminant Animal Project to enhance the integration of cognate sub project such as feed milling operation to ensure timely availability of quality compound animal feeds in the desired quantity, animal slaughtering and processing, and distribution and marketing of processed beef”, Suarau said.
Re-affirming the commitment of the State government to bring development into the red meat value chain, the Commissioner said that there is a growing recognition that the planned reforms is desirable to meet the State’s mega city status where the best practices of meat handling, environmental and facility hygiene is adopted to meet the international acceptable standard.
“This will not only ensure that will move from the traditional way of animal slaughtering to a mechanized system but will ensure full utilization of the abattoir in an efficient, effective and healthy way. This reform is focusing on food security, facility and environmental hygiene and processing protection”, he said.