The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has expressed its readiness to resume operations across the State to maintain orderliness, after the temporary setback caused by hoodlums, who hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protests.
The Corps Marshal of the Agency, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Rtd.), disclosed this today during a meeting with Divisional Heads at the Command Headquarters, Safety Arena, Bolade-Oshodi.
She observed the need for LAGESC to continue its statutory duties of ensuring that every part of the State is free of environmental nuisance and infractions as Lagos remains the Centre of Excellence.
Mrs. Akinpelu, however, expressed displeasure over the recent destruction of public and private property, including that of the Agency, revealing that about six of its operational vehicles were completely burnt by the criminals alongside other government property.
She maintained that the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration is doing everything possible to return the State to normalcy, open up the economy for business to attract investors and create more employment for the teeming youths in Lagos.
She, therefore, solicited for the support of all stakeholders, especially the traders, to carry out their activities within designated areas, imploring those trading on walkways and pedestrian bridges to move to designated market places.
CP Akinpelu also enjoined pedestrians to make use of footbridges, instead of crossing major roads and highways, to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and traffic gridlocks, especially during peak hours.
