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Lagos Government Worries Over Persistent Black Smoke From Dump Site At Ojota

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State...
  • Wants Olusosun Residents To Relocate

The Akinwunmi Ambode Government in Lagos State is bother over the persistent thick black smoke from the Ojota Dump Site that has covered the Ketu/Ojota axis of the State.

When PMParrot visited the scene on Monday evening, the situation was so bad to the extent that heavy traffic was built up on the Ojota/Oworonsoki Bridge and the Old Toll Gate because of impeded visibility.

Residents also complained and expressed concern over the health implications of the persistent thick black smoke.

Government has therefore told residents living close to the dump at the Olusosun area, Ojota, to relocate in order to prevent health hazards associated with inhalation of smoke billowing from the dump.

The dump had been on fire since Wednesday last week with thick black smoke billowing from it.

The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Hakeem Dickson, gave the notice of relocation to the residents during a press conference on ‘Vision Zero’ in Ikeja.

Dickson said, “The smoke has continued to billow and the advice became necessary to prevent health hazards.”

The safety commission boss also said the state government was working towards ensuring zero accident in the next three years.

He said the Vision Zero campaign was inaugurated to achieve the aim and ensure that corporate bodies as well as individuals were safety conscious.

He said government had planned the Lagos Vision Zero Conference with the theme, ‘A Mindset Change towards Zero Harm.’

He added that the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, would sign a safety policy document on safety at workplaces in April at a three-day conference being planned by the commission.

Packaged by Alice Egbedele with additional reports from punchng.com

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