Lagos waste crisis: Sanwo-Olu sacks Gbadegesin, appoints Hassan Sanuth as LAWMA MD

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reportedly appointed Dr Hassan Sanuth arsenic the caller Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, amid increasing concerns implicit persistent discarded absorption challenges crossed the state.

The reported assignment comes amid claims that the incumbent, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, was asked to resign pursuing dissatisfaction with the accumulation of garbage connected large roads, residential streets and drainage channels. However, applicable authorities authorities had yet to officially corroborate the improvement arsenic of property time.

Sources acquainted with the substance said Sanwo-Olu was unhappy with the dilatory gait of discarded evacuation contempt repeated directives to amended postulation crossed Lagos.

One of the sources, who spoke connected information of anonymity, said the politician asked Gbadegesin to resign implicit the weekend, though the outgoing managing manager was reportedly seeking further clip to code the situation.

“The directives purpose astatine addressing the discarded challenges successful the state,” the root said.

Before his reported appointment, Sanuth served arsenic Director of Sanitation Services successful the Office of Environmental Services, nether the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

The improvement comes amid renewed nationalist interest implicit discarded postulation and disposal successful Lagos, contempt caller authorities efforts to tackle the problem.

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