The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Waste Management Authority, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has described the agency as one of the largest employment drivers in the state, with over 100,000 youths directly and indirectly engaged across its operational value chain.
Gbadegesin also announced that the agency and a youth-based organisation, EKO 57 Support Group, are set to collaborate with the aim of mobilising young people across the state to promote environmental cleanliness and responsible waste management practices at the grassroots.
LAWMA announced this in a statement on Tuesday, obtained by The PUNCH.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this on Monday at the agency’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa while receiving the leadership of the group, led by Adams Kehinde and Remilekun Oshodi.
Gbadegesin noted that the collaboration would expand LAWMA’s “advocacy and sensitisation efforts across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development areas of Lagos State.”
“LAWMA is one of the largest employment drivers in the state, with over 100,000 youths directly and indirectly engaged across its operational value chain.
Their energy and creativity remain vital to improving service delivery,” Gbadegesin stated.
Gbadegesin emphasised that young people would play a strategic role in deepening environmental awareness and influencing positive behavioural change within communities.
According to him, LAWMA works relentlessly every day towards ensuring a clean city and would do all in its power to enlist the support of all and sundry for the same purpose.
Gbadegesin added that the authority has been working closely with community leaders, community development associations, and community development committees to strengthen grassroots engagement, address service-related concerns, and encourage compliance with waste management guidelines.
He expressed optimism that the proposed collaboration with EKO 57 Support Group would further amplify community-based sensitisation and significantly improve environmental consciousness among residents, since the group is a formidable grassroots movement.
In their remarks, the leaders of EKO 57 Support Group, Adams Kehinde and Mrs Remilekun Oshodi, commended LAWMA for the engagement, noting that achieving a cleaner and more sustainable Lagos requires collective responsibility and active youth participation.
