Due to environmental violations, the Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets.
According to a statement on Friday, the decision was given by the state’s commissioner for the environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, during a joint operation by enforcement officials from the Lagos Waste Management Authority and Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps.
Recent occurrences at the Mile 12 and Owode Onirin markets, according to Wahab, have highlighted the urgent need for strict observance of sanitation standards in our marketplaces.
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Despite being a painful choice, the closure is a requirement to address the current environmental concerns and to guarantee the safety and wellbeing of all stakeholders.
The stakeholders will be able to examine the situation and improve public health and environmental sanity surrounding that axis thanks to the closure of the Mile 12 and Owode Onirin markets. Market conditions have gotten so bad that quick intervention has become necessary.
The markets were shut down due to “very severe unhygienic conditions and a litany of environmental infractions,” according to Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, managing director of LAWMA. He added that this was necessary “to protect the health of the public and to ensure it was properly cleaned up and sanitized.”
The state administration of Lagos State shut down five other markets during a three-week period: Ladipo, Agbado Oke-Odo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede, and Alayabiagba due to a pattern of violations.
Ladipo market will stay closed, despite LAWMA’s initial announcement that it would reopen together with Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede, and Ile-Epo markets during the course of the week.
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