Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos commissioner for environment and water resources, has apologised to residents over recurring waste evacuation lapse in the state.
The mea culpa comes as heaps of refuse litter roads and drainage channels across the metropolis, with many residents taking to social media to criticise the state government for delays in evacuation.
In some areas, residents have complained that it takes weeks for waste to be collected, leading to concerns over public health and environmental sanitation.
Speaking on Friday during ‘The Morning Show’, an Arise TV programme, Wahab acknowledged that waste collection had been “very bad” in the past three to four months.
“Let me start by apologising to Lagosians. The past three, four months have been very bad with respect to waste collection, but we didn’t just get there overnight,” he said.
“I won’t play the ostrich by not admitting we had
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