The Lagos State
Government on Saturday announced a total ban on the operations of cart
pushers and wheel barrow operators in the State, saying that their
activities were inimical to the environmental cleanliness in the State.
In a statement signed by the Secretary
to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello, the State Government
said that with the flag off of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), the
continuous activities of cart pushers will pose a threat to the success
of the initiative.
Bello said that investigations had
also revealed that the cart pushers are responsible for most of the
illegal dumping of waste in canals and road medians at night which
causes flooding, adding that aside constituting environmental nuisance,
they were also traces of security threats.
“What the State Government has
discovered is that these set of people use the night to perpetrate all
sorts of dastardly acts. They dump refuse indiscriminately on the median
of major roads and highways. They also pose serious security threats
because they use those carts to hide arms and ammunitions and hide under
the guise of carrying refuse to rob unsuspecting residents”, the SSG
said.
He said the State Government has
finalised plans to ensure that the CLI would cover every area of the
State and ensure that refuse are well packed and collected, urging
residents to desist from patronising them or risk prosecution.
“The State Government has declared
zero tolerance for the activities of cart pushers and wheel barrow
operators. Security agencies in the State have been directed to ensure
that those found still operating are arrested and prosecuted according
to the State Environmental Laws.”
“The law also applies to
residents who patronise cart pushers. It is an offence and the State
Government would not hesitate to enforce the law to put a stop to such
practice,” Bello said.
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